Conservation Status of Freshwater Mussels in the Guadalupe River ...
Conservation Status of Freshwater Mussels in the Guadalupe River ... Conservation Status of Freshwater Mussels in the Guadalupe River ...
ConservationStatus• TPWD Designated EighteenMussel Sanctuaries in Texas(2006)• Guadalupe River Sanctuaries:- Guadalupe River in Kerr Co.(UGRA Dam – Lake Ingram)- San Marcos River- Guadalupe River betweenLake Wood and Gonzales
Conservation Status• 2007 - 2008: WildEarth Guardians petitioned the USFWS to list awide array of freshwater mussels found in the southwest includingnine Texas species.• November 2009: 15 Texas Freshwater Mussels Placed on StateThreatened List by TPWD• December 2009: USFWS issued a finding that suggested listing maybe warranted for the nine Texas mussels included in the 2007 and2008 petitions and initiated a status review.• October 2010: USFWS issued a twelve month finding that listing offive Central Texas freshwater mussel species is warranted and addedthem to the candidate species list; proposed rule is due by 2016.• Under a settlement agreement, a twelve month finding for three EastTexas species and three Rio Grande species was delayed until afterFY 2016...
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<strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Status</strong>• 2007 - 2008: WildEarth Guardians petitioned <strong>the</strong> USFWS to list awide array <strong>of</strong> freshwater mussels found <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> southwest <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>gn<strong>in</strong>e Texas species.• November 2009: 15 Texas <strong>Freshwater</strong> <strong>Mussels</strong> Placed on StateThreatened List by TPWD• December 2009: USFWS issued a f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g that suggested list<strong>in</strong>g maybe warranted for <strong>the</strong> n<strong>in</strong>e Texas mussels <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2007 and2008 petitions and <strong>in</strong>itiated a status review.• October 2010: USFWS issued a twelve month f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g that list<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>five Central Texas freshwater mussel species is warranted and added<strong>the</strong>m to <strong>the</strong> candidate species list; proposed rule is due by 2016.• Under a settlement agreement, a twelve month f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g for three EastTexas species and three Rio Grande species was delayed until afterFY 2016...
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