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This firefly delighted beachgoers. Now it’s flickering out of existence. The U.S. government is proposing to declare the Bethany Beach firefly as threatened, the first time officials have sought ...

The Bethany Beach firefly is in danger of flickering out and becoming endangered, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. The firefly, found in coastal Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, is ...

The Bethany Beach firefly is not the only type of firefly at risk; about 10% of the firefly species in the U.S. are not doing well, Sara Lewis, author of "Silent Sparks: ...

Every June and July, the Bethany Beach firefly emerges along the shores of Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. It flickers with two distinct green flashes. The insect was first discovered in 1949 ...

A biologist holds a Bethany Beach firefly, found on a survey in 2019. The dwindling species is now being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act.

The Bethany Beach firefly is one of about 170 different species of fireflies, many of which are declining due to habitat loss and other factors. Threats from development, ...

The U.S. government is proposing to declare the Bethany Beach firefly as threatened, the first time officials have sought to add a firefly to the Endangered Species Act list. September 30, 2024 ...

The man aimed "numerous" fireworks at people in the 100 block of Garfield Parkway, according to a Facebook post from Bethany ...

The firefly that Davis chased, the Bethany Beach firefly, is so rare that it's likely to become the first of America's fireflies to be put on the Endangered Species List later this year, experts said.

The adult Bethany Beach firefly Heckscher was searching for both flashed and flew. Although some believed the species was extinct, Heckscher had a hunch that it was hiding in an overlooked wetland.

One of them is the Bethany Beach firefly, which went from being found in saltwater marshes up and down the Atlantic coast to living in only half a dozen state parks after their beachside habitats ...