FWS Lists Two Domestic Species as Endangered, Threatened

The Fish and Wildlife Service on Oct. 6 issued final rules listing the Florida bristle fern (Trichomanes punctatum ssp. floridanum) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (here) and black pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) as threatened (here). New import and export restrictions set by the agency’s final rules take effect Nov. 5.