Bethany Beach firefly could be first lightning bug added to ... - CBS News
WEB1 day ago · The Bethany Beach firefly is in danger of flickering out and becoming endangered, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. The firefly, found in coastal Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, is ...
This Green-Flashing Firefly Could Become the First Ever Listed as ...
WEB1 day ago · Along the shores of Maryland, Virginia and Delaware, a firefly flickers with two distinct green flashes. First discovered in 1949 and named for a Delaware coastal town, the Bethany Beach firefly ...
Bethany Beach Firefly gets landmark proposed Endangered …
WEB1 day ago · Those who believe they have observed a Bethany Beach firefly, which are active during the summer, may make a report by contacting the Chesapeake Bay Field Office at: (410) 573-4599. The proposed rule to list the Bethany Beach firefly as threatened is available for public inspection today in …
Service proposes protections for the Bethany Beach firefly
WEB6 days ago · The Service announced today a proposal to list the species as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act with a Section 4 (d) rule. We invite public comments on this proposal until December 2, 2024. Named for the coastal town in Delaware where it was discovered in 1949, the Bethany Beach firefly is distinguished from similar species by ...
Glowing Hope: Bethany Beach Firefly May Receive Federal …
WEB2 days ago · The Bethany Beach firefly is found only in low-lying freshwater marsh areas near coastal dunes, called swales, located within 500 meters of the Atlantic shoreline in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
Firefly May Blink Out As US Seeks To List It As Endangered For …
WEB1 day ago · The Bethany Beach firefly, found in coastal Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, is facing increasing dangers to its natural habitat because of climate change-related events. They include sea level rise, which is predicted to affect all sites within the known distribution by the end of the century, and the lowering of groundwater aquifers.
Bethany Beach firefly could receive federal protections - WHYY
WEB2 days ago · The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list the Bethany Beach firefly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, which would grant greater conservation efforts for the rare insect’s habitat. The move marks the first time a firefly could receive federal protections. Known for its bright green double flash, the …
Endangered Species Act to List Bethany Beach Firefly
WEB3 days ago · The Bethany Beach firefly will be the first firefly to receive protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. Media contacts: Richard Joyce, Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, (864) 668-5598, [email protected]. Sarina Jepsen, Endangered Species Program Director, The …
Endangered Species Act Protections Planned for Bethany Beach Firefly
WEB2 days ago · The Bethany beach firefly is found only at parks and protected areas such as the Delaware Seashore State Park, Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than 1.7 …
Rare firefly found near the dunes of the Delmarva coast proposed …
WEB2 days ago · The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed that a rare firefly found near sand dunes on Maryland, Delaware and Virginia beaches be named a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
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