FWS Updates List of Foreign Plants and Animals Set for Listing as Endangered, Threatened Species

The Fish and Wildlife Service updated its list of foreign animal and plant species that are candidates for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (here). The list comprises 20 species, including 14 species of birds, five species of butterflies, and one species of mollusk. FWS says the species warrant listing as endangered or threatened, but their listing “remains precluded by higher-priority proposals to determine whether other species are an endangered species or a threatened species.”