ESWR page - Endangered Species & Wetlands Report

Less than two years ago, the USFWS completed a 5-year status review for delta smelt.
Based on that review, USFWS rejected a proposal to de-list the species, reaffirmed the
threatened status of the species, and reported that the threats to the species had been
neither eliminated nor mitigated. Since then, the condition of the species has worsened
dramatically and threats to its continued existence have multiplied and escalated. The
delta smelt, a potent indicator of the ecological health of the west coast’s largest estuary,
is at imminent risk of extinction and merits listing under the Endangered Species Act as
an endangered species.
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