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WildEarth Guardians Endangered Species Act petitions – petitions to federal agencies for listing plants and animals under the ESA
ESA Listing Petitions
WildEarth Guardians has submitted numerous scientific petitions to U.S. federal agencies seeking protection for imperiled plants and animals under the Endangered Species Act, including two petitions to list 681 species in the Rocky Mountains and the American Southwest. See the index of petitions below.
Multi-Species Listing Petitions
Species Listing Petitions
Beetle, narrow-foot diving (Mountain-Prairie Species Petition)
Butterfly, Great Basin silverspot
Butterfly, Sacramento Mountains checkerspot
Butterflies, Spring Mountains dark blue
Caddisfly, Platte River (Mountain-Prairie Species Petition)
Caddisfly, Susan’s purse-making
Chub, northern leatherside (Mountain-Prairie Species Petition)
Cryptantha, Pipe Springs (Mountain-Prairie Species Petition)
Shark, great white (northeastern Pacific Distinct Population Segment)
Skates: thorny skate, barndoor skate, smooth skate, winter skate
Squirrel, Prince of Wales flying
Unicorn plant, many-flowered (Southwest Species Petition)
Verbena, Yellowstone sand (Mountain-Prairie Species Petition)
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