# 2025-10294: Federal wildlife officials decline to rescue two obscure cave crawlers

2025-10294, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Two Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service published 2025-06-10, effective 2025-06-10 (as of 2026-10-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-10294
- As of: 2026-10-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-10294
- Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Two Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
- Citation: 90 FR 24378
- Published: 2025-06-10
- Effective: 2025-06-10
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-29

## In one line

Federal wildlife officials decline to rescue two obscure cave crawlers

## Summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reviewed two cave critters—the cannulate cave isopod and the Dry Fork Valley cave beetle—and decided they don’t need endangered or threatened status right now. This means no new protections or costs will kick in, but the public can still share new info anytime. The decision was made official on June 10, 2025.

## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce findings that two species are not warranted for listing as endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After a thorough review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we find that it is not warranted at this time to list the cannulate cave isopod (Pseudobaicalasellus cannula) and Dry Fork Valley cave beetle (Pseudanophthalmus montanus). However, we ask the public to submit to us at any time any new information relevant to the status of any of the species mentioned above or their habitats.

## Effects PRIA read

- No ESA Protections or New Costs Now: benefit, low. On June 10, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that the cannulate cave isopod (Pseudobaicalasellus cannula), known from nine caves in Preston, Tucker, and Randolph Counties, West Virginia, and the Dry Fork Valley cave beetle (Pseudanophthalmus montanus), known from three caves in Tucker…
- Public May Submit New Information Anytime: benefit, low. The Service requests that anyone may submit new information about the taxonomy, biology, ecology, status, or stressors to these two species or their habitats at any time to help monitor them and inform future decisions. The notice provides docket numbers (FWS-R5-ES-2025-0035 and FWS-R5-ES-2025-0036…

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## Sources
- [2025-10294 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10294/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-two-species-not-warranted-for-listing-as-endangered-or)
- [2025-10294 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-10/pdf/2025-10294.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-10294 (as of 2026-10-29).