As we mentioned in our previous email, Secure Arkansas spoke to the Association of Arkansas Counties for their Annual Conference held August 20 – 22, 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Secure Arkansas was on the agenda on August 20 to address the Critical Habitat issue facing Arkansas with the Neosho Mucket and the Rabbitsfoot mussels. This issue […]
After a close reading of the final rule in the Federal Register (Vol. 76, No. 194/Thursday, October 6, 2011/Rules and Regulations) in regard to the Ozark Hellbender Salamander, definitive causes of the decline in population of this species is due to four major factors:
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations for the Ozark Hellbender salamander will become effective November 7, 2011. Areas are not currently being declared as endangered habitats, but the stated reason for doing so is that people go into the habitat areas and try to kill out the species.