“The US Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the northeastern bulrush from the federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants due to recovery. This decision is based on the best available scientific and commercial information and reflects ongoing conservation efforts led by the Service and partners to recover this perennial wetland plant.
Since the beginning of President Donald J. Trump’s first term in 2017, the Service has delisted 40 species from the Endangered Species Act due to recovery. These delistings reflect successful conservation partnerships and the administration’s focus on results-driven management that returns recovered species to state and tribal stewardship.
When the northeastern bulrush was listed as endangered in 1991, there were only 13 known populations in six states. Today there are 148 known populations in eight states — Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia — a more than elevenfold increase.”
