North Carolina State University

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized regulations under the Endangered Species Act to protect the magnificent ramshorn snail from extinction.

A draft recovery plan for the freshwater mussel, Yellow Lance (Elliptio lanceolata) is available for public review and comment until December 21, 2022. The yellow lance faces a variety of threats from declines in water quality, loss of stream flow, riparian and instream habitat fragmentation, and...