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Article: FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PROPOSES CRITICAL HABITAT FOR LOUISIANA BLACK BEAR
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 6, 2008
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The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issued the following press release:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today published a proposed rule to designate approximately 1,330,000 acres of land in 15 Louisiana Parishes (Avoyelles, East Carroll, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Iberia, Iberville, Madison, Pointe Coupee, Richland, St. Martin, St. Mary, Tensas, West Carroll, and West Feliciana) as critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the threatened Louisiana black bear.
With the announcement of this proposed rule, the Service praised the work of its many partners in black bear conservation. With the help of its partners, such as the Black ...