14 Snails Not Warranted for ESA Listing The west coast mollusks
not believed to be at serious risk of extinction September 17,
2012 Sacramento, CA: Robert Moler, 916/414-6606,
firstname.lastname@example.org Klamath Falls, OR: Matt Baun,
530/842-5763, email@example.com Portland, OR: Joan Jewett,
503/231-6211, firstname.lastname@example.org Lacey, WA: Doug
Zimmer, 360/753-4370, email@example.com Sacramento - The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that 14 aquatic
mollusks do not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA). The Service found that eight of the 14 mollusks were not
listable entities under the definition of the ESA. The other six
mollusks were found to not be warranted for listing because a
review of the best available scientific and commercial
information does not indicate downward population trends or that
threats are negatively impacting known occurrences of these
species. Known as a 12-month finding, today’s announcement
addresses 14 aquatic mollusks of the 29 total mollus