The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list the Bethany Beach firefly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, which would grant greater conservation efforts for the rare insect’s habitat. The move marks the first time a firefly could receive federal protections.
Forty percent of known hellbender populations have died out and more are shrinking.
Rare species in Pennsylvania include six types of federally endangered freshwater mussels found in the Allegheny and Delaware rivers.
The tiny St. Francis Satyr butterfly is found in only one place on Earth: on a U.S. military base.
By The Associated Press
By The Associated Press After 34 years on the endangered species list, a tiny Midwestern bird is ready to fly free of federal protection.
