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FWS Removes Snail Darter From Endangered Species List

The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the snail darter (Percina tanasi), a small freshwater fish native to the Tennessee River watershed, from the Endangered Species List, it said in a final rule released Oct. 4. An FWS review indicated…

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that “the threats to the species have been reduced or eliminated to the point that it has recovered and is no longer in danger of extinction or likely to become in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future." the agency said. The delisting takes effect Nov. 4.