38 species should join at-risk list, feds report

Maui and the adjacent islands have plants and snails needing support, the Wildlife Service says

By Sarah Zoellick / szoellick@staradvertiser.com

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 12, 2012

~~<p>Hawaii's list of federally endangered species is the longest in the nation, and it could grow under a plan announced Monday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.</p>
<p>The service wants to add to the list three tree snails and 35 plants found on Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe. It also wants to re-evaluate the status of two plants already on the list.</p>
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Hawaii's list of federally endangered species is the longest in the nation, and it could grow under a plan announced Monday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The service wants to add to the list three tree snails and 35 plants found on Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe. It also wants to re-evaluate the status of two plants already on the list. Login for more...