CALL FOR SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION As USARK announced, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has reopened the comment period on its proposal to list as “injurious” under the Lacey Act five of the species of constrictor snakes that were not included in the 2012 listing...
Pyxis Tortoises

Pyxis Tortoises

Potential ESA Listing of the Spider and Flat-tailed Tortoises The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has made a 90-Day Finding that the listing of the Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) and the Flat-tailed tortoise (Pyxis planicauda) as threatened or endangered...
Constrictor Rule

Constrictor Rule

View USARK’s Constrictor Rule comment at www.usark.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/USARKs_July_2014_Comments_on_Snake_Listing_Proposal_v4-Final.pdf.   Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Q. What is this?A. This is known as the ‘Constrictor Rule.’...

Constrictor Rule Comment Reopens Request an Extension for Comment Now Deadline is July 24: Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is taking additional comments regarding listing five species of snakes (Boa constrictor, Reticulated python, DeSchauensee’s anaconda, Green...

Lawsuit and Constrictor Rule Updates 6.24.14

Constrictor Rule Comment Reopens FWS is taking comments regarding listing five species of snakes (Boa constrictor, Reticulated python, DeSchauensee’s anaconda, Green anaconda and Beni anaconda) as injurious under the Lacey Act. This would ban interstate...