Drought, groundwater pumping threaten survival of snail found only in Arizona
9/14/2023 12:50:38 AM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Pima County, AZ
Start Date: 9/13/2023
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed that an Arizona snail, the Quitobaquito tryonia, be listed as an endangered species after drought and groundwater pumping from the construction of the border wall decreased numbers of the snail.
Cronkite News (Phoenix, Ariz.), Sept 13, 2023
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