New Protections Proposed For Imperiled Crayfish Species

By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
Posted on: Wednesday, January 29, 2020

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is proposing new protections for two threatened species of crayfish found in the Appalachian coalfields. Under the new proposed rule, published Tuesday in the Federal Register, the agency will designate 445 miles of streams in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia as “critical habitat” for the Guyandotte River crayfish and Big… Read More