Endangered species hearing today

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife is holding an informational briefing and public hearing today to give the public another chance to comment on their efforts to protect 23 threatened and endangered species in Guam and the CNMI.

January 26, 2015Updated: January 26, 2015
KUAM NewsBy KUAM News
 by Sabrina Salas Matanane

Guam - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife is holding an informational briefing and public hearing today to give the public another chance to comment on their efforts to protect 23 threatened and endangered species in Guam and the CNMI.

The briefing and hearing will be held at the University of Guam's Leon Guerrero School of Business and Public Administration Building, Anthony Leon Guerrero Multi-Purpose Room 129. The information meeting is from 5:00-6:00 tonight with the public hearing following immediately after. 

The 23 species proposed for listing comprises 14 plants, four tree snails, two butterflies, one insectivorous bat, one skink, and one damselfly. The public comment period closes on February 11th.