"This is happy year-end news for this unique owl found only in the Sonoran Desert. All indicators point to a severe decline in this species’ numbers, which are already low. Protection under the Endangered Species Act is now essential."
- Bryan Bird, Southwest Program Director for Defenders of Wildlife.
After more than a decade of petitions and lawsuits by Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed to protect cactus ferruginous pygmy owls once again under the Endangered Species Act.
Pygmy Owl Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection, Again
- Bryan Bird, Southwest Program Director for Defenders of Wildlife.
After more than a decade of petitions and lawsuits by Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed to protect cactus ferruginous pygmy owls once again under the Endangered Species Act.
Pygmy Owl Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection, Again
