Our friends at the Center for Native Ecosystems are among several conservation groups petitioning the US Fish and Wildlife Service for endangered species protection for the Susan’s purse-making caddisfly (Ochrotrichia susanae). The insect is found only near Trout Creek Spring in Chaffee County and in High Creek Fen in Park County.
From the Pueblo Chieftain:
The petition was submitted by the Xerces Society, Center for Native Ecosystems, WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project. It asserts that grazing, logging and other activities affect Susan’s purse-making caddisfly habitat.
Potential impacts to the insect and its importance will be examined during the status review. Following the review, federal experts could propose adding the species to the federal list of threatened and endangered wildlife.
Read the petition [PDF]. Comments may be submitted submitted electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal and are due by September 7.
Hat tip: Coyote Gulch
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