Attached please find comments from the Center for Biological Diversity on the urgent need to protect eastern hellbenders as endangered under the Endangered Species Act with critical habitat designation.
FWSRulemakingFWS-R3-ES-2024-0152
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Eastern Hellbender
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Center for Biological Diversity filed 2 comments on this docket between Feb 10, 2025 and Feb 12, 2025. 19 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 532d ago.
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Feb 12, 2025· Comment from Center for Biological Diversity· FWS-R3-ES-2024-0152-17299
Feb 10, 2025· Mass Mailing from Center for Biological Diversity· FWS-R3-ES-2024-0152-13401
Dear U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Please see attached the 16,028 comments from Center for Biological Diversity supporters urging the agency to finalize protection for eastern hellbenders under the Endangered Species Act. Once abundant, these ancient salamanders now face alarming declines, with only 7% of historical populations healthy and stable. Thank you.
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See everyone who commented →- Center for Biological DiversityTHIS ORG2 filings · confidence 97%
- Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)4 filings · confidence 97%
- Ohio environmental counciltrade assoc.3 filings · confidence 85%
- Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society at Virginia Techtrade assoc.2 filings · confidence 85%
- Association of Zoos and Aquariumstrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Student Leadership Programtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- CORE (Coalition for Outdoor Renaming and Education) Southeast Regiontrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Counciltrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Darby Creek Associationtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Izaak Walton League of Americatrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Loyalsock Creek Watershed Associationtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Associationtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- North American Indian Women's Association Daughterstrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- North Carolina Council of Trout Unlimitedtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Piney Creek Watershed Associationtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Susquehannock Wildlife Society Inc.trade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Tennessee Farm Bureau Federationtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- The Oracle Institutetrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Washington County Watershed Alliancetrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- WV Rivers Coalitiontrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%