Careful with that swatter: 12 Species of Flies Get Federal Protection

[TechBear_Seattle]

HONOLULU - Twelve species of rare flies known for their elaborate courtship displays and found only in the Hawaiian Islands are now protected under the Endangered Species Act.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the protected status for the highly valued picture-wing flies Tuesday.

The Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity sued the service in March 2005, accusing it of violating the Endangered Species Act. The center said the agency did not move ahead fast enough on listing the flies as endangered after a 2001 proposal for the flies' protected status was made.

"The Hawaiian picture-wings ... are one of our most important endemic invertebrates in Hawaii," said Brent Plater, a staff attorney in the center's San Francisco office.

The full article can be read at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060510/ap_on_sc/endangered_flies

[babylonsister]

1. So now you have to examine a fly while it's biting before you

can legally swat him? :crazy: This is one of the few occasions where I'm glad I don't live in HI!

[Boomer]

2. What about fly strips?

Can you get them with species-selective adhesive?