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"Federal Agency Would Protect Coalfields Habitat For Crayfish"

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal agency has proposed designating habitat areas for two protected crayfish species in the coalfields of Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia.

The proposal announced in a statement Monday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would protect 362 stream miles for the Big Sandy crayfish and 83 miles for the Guyandotte River crayfish.

The Guyandotte crayfish is listed as an endangered species and the Big Sandy crayfish as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act."

The Associated Press had the story January 28, 2020.

Source: AP, 01/30/2020