haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. fˈɪʃ ænd wˈaɪldlaɪf sˈɜːvɪs ˌɛfdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛs dᵻklˈaɪnd tə lˈɪst ðə spˈiːsiːz æz pɹətˈɛktᵻd ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ɛndˈeɪndʒɚd spˈiːsiːz ˈækt ˌiːˌɛsˈeɪ, sˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐ lˈæk ʌv saɪəntˈɪfɪk ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ tə bˈeɪs ɐ dᵻsˈɪʒən tə lˈɪst.
However, in October 2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declined to list the species as protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), citing a lack of scientific information on which to base a decision to list.