1,869 acres have been designated as critical habitat for the #endangered #MiamiTigerBeetle under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct. The beetle lives in some of the few #PineRocklands that still exist in #MiamiDadeCounty, and there are heavy development pressures on such areas, despite them containing a variety of #EndangeredSpecies.

Here's #CenterForBiologicalDiversity's press release about it: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/nearly-2000-acres-of-critical-habitat-protected-for-endangered-miami-tiger-beetle-2023-05-22/

#Miami #SouthFlorida #insects #beetles #conservation #ProtectedAreas #biodiversity

The #MiamiTigerBeetle will have #CriticalHabitat finalized and The #BractedTwistflower will be listed as a #ThreatenedSpecies (with critical habitat designated) under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct, the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity announced.

The #Miami #TigerBeetle lives in the #PineRocklands of very urbanized #SouthFlorida in #MiamiDadeCounty, while the bracted twistflower is found in #UvaldeCounty, #BexarCounty, #MedinaCounty, and #TravisCounty in #Texas, roughly coinciding with the #I35Corridor.

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/legal-victory-speeds-habitat-protection-for-endangered-miami-tiger-beetles-2023-04-10/

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/texas-flower-threatened-by-urban-sprawl-wins-endangered-species-act-protection-2023-04-10/

#plants #wildflowers #beetles #insects #Florida #SouthTexas #UrbanSprawl #ESA #EndangeredSpecies #USFWS