Rare Big Red Sage from Texas Slated for Endangered List
Published Date: 1/21/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to officially protect the big red sage, a rare plant from central Texas, by listing it as endangered. This means the plant will get special care under the law to help it survive. No new protected areas will be set, but this move kicks off important conservation efforts soon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Proposed Endangered Listing for Big Red Sage
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to list the big red sage (Salvia pentstemonoides), a plant from central Texas, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. If finalized, the species would be added to the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants and the Act's protections would extend to this species.
No Critical Habitat Will Be Designated
The Service determined that designating critical habitat for the big red sage is not prudent, and the rule states that no new protected areas will be set for this species. That determination accompanies the proposed endangered listing.
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