SCIENCEINSIDE CLIMATE NEWS
Federal Officials Say an Endangered Wetland Plant Is Recovering. Not Everyone Agrees.
Federal officials report a more than elevenfold increase in populations of the northeastern bulrush since its 1991 endangered listing, but researchers caution the plant remains at risk. The plant, a grass-like sedge, had only 13 known populations across six states when listed as federally endangered.
Mentioned
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- Rare plant makes comeback from brink of extinction
- Horticulture Dept. to introduce 617 new species in Cubbon and Lalbagh, including endangered ones
- Britain's dying butterflies: Shocking report reveals how 33 native species are fighting an 'increasingly urgent battle' for survival - with some declining by 90% since 1976
- As freshwater mussel populations decline, researchers are looking for answers
- It's Japanese knotweed season... and up to 1.6MILLION homes could be affected by notorious species
- Rare species threatened by devastating California island wildfire