The Coastal California gnatcatcher will remain on Endangered Species List

The Coastal California gnatcatcher will remain on Endangered Species List –

Developers, barred from carving up 197,000 acres of the songbird’s critical habitat in Southern California, argued that the gnatcather was not a genetically distinct subspecies and was therefore, undeserving of special protection. This week the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service responded to their petition with its own evaluation: A panel of independent scientists confirmed it was, in fact, its own subspecies and gave the endangered bird a fighting chance. Los Angeles Times