Two Arizona Cacti Receive Endangered Species Act Protection

The acuña cactus, a small spherical cactus that occurs in valleys and on small knolls and gravel ridges in southern Arizona, and the quarter-sized Fickeisen plains cactus of northern Arizona will receive Endangered Species Act protection. The Service's final determination of locations where federal agencies can assist in protecting the species' critical habitat will be announced shortly.

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