US authorities recover three species from ‘endangered’ list

US authorities recover three species from ‘endangered’ list  According to a US wildlife conservation agency, long-nosed bat and gypsum wild buckwheat  and Kuenzler hedgehog cactus are removed from the list of endangered species. The bat, buckwheat and cactus are all found in the Southwest, a hotspot of biodiversity and a locus for habitat protection and other measures undertaken

under the US Endangered Species Act for a host of species. 32 species have fully or partially recovered while another 12 have been proposed as recovered. 11 species were found to have recovered in 2016, including a Texas plant four subspecies of island foxes from the Channel Islands, two humpback whale populations, Kentucky’s white-haired goldenrod, Santa Cruz cypress and Columbian white-tailed deer.

Four species were proposed for downlisting or delisting, including black-capped vireos, Yellowstone grizzly bears, Florida manatees and Texas’ Tobusch fishhook cactus. This year a California plant, the Hidden Lake bluecurls, was also found to be recovered and proposed for delisting.