FWS Lists Two Domestic Species as Endangered, Threatened

The Fish and Wildlife Service on April 7 issued a final rule listing the Big Sandy crayfish (Cambarus callainus) of Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and the Guyandotte River crayfish (C. veteranus) of West Virginia as endangered. New import and export restrictions set by the agency’s final rule takes effect May 9.