Elk & Staghonrs on the Endangered Species List?

[burton14e7]

I was reading this article on CNN this morning and I thought it rather odd since we see these in the hobby. Could they mean only from a certain region?

"Elkhorn and staghorn corals have also been listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, the first corals ever to receive such protections based on rapid declines."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/08/decliningreefs.ap/index.html

 

[reefing102]

if im not mistaken that only applies to those found in US waters. Not those taken from the pacific.

 

[Diatome]

That's pretty much the case.

 

[Hormigaquatica]

I believe they are referring to the Caribbean species of Acropora- A. cervicornis and A. palmata.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12910761#post12910761 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hormigaquatica
I believe they are referring to the Caribbean species of Acropora- A. cervicornis and A. palmata.

yes