I always find it fascinating how long it takes USFWS to agree upon and come up with critical habitat and reasons why other species never get the designation. I hope this designation will help the Pearl darter and subsequently work to protect the river!
And to your point about the south's biological diversity, it's why I can't find myself able to want to move anywhere else. We have so much wonderful, overlooked habitat and wildlife that you can spend a lifetime getting to know the region and still not see it all.
I always find it fascinating how long it takes USFWS to agree upon and come up with critical habitat and reasons why other species never get the designation. I hope this designation will help the Pearl darter and subsequently work to protect the river!
And to your point about the south's biological diversity, it's why I can't find myself able to want to move anywhere else. We have so much wonderful, overlooked habitat and wildlife that you can spend a lifetime getting to know the region and still not see it all.