U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Listing the Black Creek Crayfish as endangered under the Endangered Species Act
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 31, 2024
Gainesville, Fla. – Based on the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Black Creek crayfish as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and is also proposing to designate critical habitat for this species. This is a discretionary action based on new data which confirms the imminent threat of white tubercled crayfish outcompeting the Black Creek crayfish.
The Black Creek crayfish is native to the Lower St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. This small to medium-sized crayfish has dark claws and a dark body with a . . .
