Fish and Wildlife Service Calls for Review of Wood Stork’s Status

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Fish and Wildlife Service Calls for Review of Wood Stork’s Status
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it will review the endangered status of the wood stork under the Endangered Species Act. The decision to initiate a status review is the result of a 90-day finding in response to a petition seeking to reclassify this American wading bird to threatened. The Service has determined that reclassification may be warranted.

This finding triggers a more thorough review of available biological information for the species throughout its range. In recent years, the stork
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