Endangered Species Success: Tobusch Fishhook Cactus

From U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Southwest Region:

Endangered Species Success: The tiny and inconspicuous Tobusch fishhook cactus was listed as endangered in 1979 with only about 200 plants known to exist in a few locations. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our partners includingTexas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of Transportation, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Nature Conservancy and central Texas landowners today more than 4,000 cacti are known to exist in eight central Texas counties. As a result, we are proposing to downlist the cactus under theUSFWS Endangered Species Act from endangered to threatened. For additional information on the cactus and the downlisting proposal please visithttp://bit.ly/2hOt7Ek

Photo: Tobusch fishhook Cactus. Chris Best/USFWS

12-28-16

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