The National Marine Fisheries Service has started a review that could remove the endangered status from Rice’s whales as the federal government has increased efforts to promote oil drilling of U.S. shores. A Federal Register notice published Monday states a status review has been initiated to determine if Rice’s whales are accurately listed or part […]
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Feds will review Rice’s whale endangered species status, as Trump plans for more Gulf drilling
Kristen Monsell, legal director at the Center for Biological Diversity, called the notice “yet another ruthless attack on a species already on the brink of extinction.”