Lawsuit Leads To Critical Habitats For Endangered Species In The Pacific The Pacific sheath-tailed bat and the Guam tree snail are among the species that will benefit from the settlement.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will designate critical habitats for 23 endangered species in the Pacific thanks to a legal settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity.
The nonprofit environmental advocacy group filed the settlement Tuesday on Guam, concluding the lawsuit that if filed against the federal agency last year.
Species that will benefit from the settlement include the Pacific sheath-tailed bat, the Guam tree snail and Bulbophyllum guamense, an orchid with greenish-yellow flowers.
