FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES RULE: ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RECLASSIFICATION OF THE RAZORBACK SUCKER FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED WITH A SECTION 4(D) RULE

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a rule called: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Razorback Sucker From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 17 by Brian R. Nesvik, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reclassifying the razorback sucker ( Xyrauchen texanus) from endangered to threatened (downlist) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This action is based on our evaluation of the best scientific and commercial data available, which indicates that the species' status has improved such that it is not currently in danger of...