Keep South Carolina Wild
February 23, 2023
To continue celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, meet our next species of the month, the frosted flatwoods salamander. This species was listed as threatened in 1999 under the Endangered Species Act. They are endemic to the historically fire-adapted longleaf pine ecosystem and require open canopy pine savannas with wiregrass. In 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated 22,970 acres of protected critical habitat for the frosted flatwoods salamander.
Published December 9th in Post & Courier - https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/commentary-graham-backed-bold-bipartisan-wildlife-bill-is-running-out-of-time/article_1fc0d968-765f-11ed-a393-f73b9744ca17.html From brook trout to bobwhites, wildlife is part of what defines South Carolina. Unfortunately, more than 800 local species of concern...
The popular migratory monarch butterfly has been listed as endangered, but South Carolina residents can help save the species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature announced on Thursday it...
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