48 Species On Kauai To Receive Protection
U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Makes Announcement
POSTED: 10:28 pm HST March 10, 2010
UPDATED: 8:55 am HST March 11, 2010
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KAUAI, Hawaii -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday it will protect 48 species on Kauai under the Endangered Species Act.Protection for the 45 plants, two Hawaiian Honeycreeper birds, and picture wing fly comes none too soon.Some of the species are feared extinct, and the majority have been waiting to be put on the protection list for more than a decade.
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