SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission today seeking protections for the western spadefoot under the state Endangered Species Act.
OAKLAND, Calif.— In response to a 2012 petition and 11 years of advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the western spadefoot as ...
Western spadefoot, also known as spea hammondii. (James Bettaso, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, via Courthouse News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A conservation group on Wednesday formally ...
Several high-profile species — including the burrowing owl, Crotch’s bumble bee, western Joshua tree, western spadefoot toad, and the monarch butterfly — have recently been elevated to candidate ...