The Bethany Beach firefly has been documented at only seven sites along the Delaware coast. An emergency petition has been filed seeking Endangered Species Act protection.(Christopher M. Heckscher ...

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 has officially been recommended to the Endangered Species List. Here's what that means. News Sports Life First State Favorites Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

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: ...

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 one ...

The Bethany Beach firefly is found only in low-lying freshwater marsh areas near coastal dunes, called swales, located within 500 meters of the Atlantic shoreline in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

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 ...

The Bethany Beach firefly could be added to the Endangered Species Act list, the Washington Post reported. If the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal goes through to classify it as ...

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 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, ...

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: ...