CRITICAL HABITAT PROPOSED FOR CACTUS FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating 1.2 million acres of critical habitat for the endangered cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl in southern Arizona. A draft economic analysis of the proposed critical habitat designation has also been released today.

The draft economic analysis projects 10-year costs resulting from the pygmy-owl