The United States Fish and Wildlife Service published this document in the Federal Register recently adding several species to the official list of endangered and threatened species. Each species added to the list were species Brent Plater played a large role in protecting, either as attorney or petitioner:
Partial List of ESA Species listed by Brent Plater:
Not included here were several other species Brent Plater worked to protect over the years, including the Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly, 12 species of Hawaiian Picture-wings, the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, the North Pacific Right Whale, the Southwest Alaska DPS of the Northern Sea Otter, and a few others.
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