About this Collection

This library collection includes Candidate Notices of Review published since 1994.

After years of a concerted effort to address the backlog of Candidate Species, there are now only 16 species on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's list of candidates. The Candidate Notice of Review is the yearly status appraisal of plants and animals that are candidates for Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection. The Candidate Notice of Review for fiscal year 2022 published on June 27, 2023.

See the Candidate Notice of Review for fiscal year 2022.

See the full list of Candidate Species.

Previous Releases

Fiscal Year 2022 Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Years 2019-2020 Fiscal Years 2017-2018 

Fiscal Year 2016 Fiscal Year 2015 Fiscal Year 2014 Fiscal Year 2013 

Fiscal Year 2012 Fiscal Year 2011 Fiscal Year 2010 Fiscal Year 2009 

Fiscal Year 2008 Fiscal Year 2007 Fiscal Year 2006 Fiscal Year 2005 

Fiscal Year 2004 Fiscal Year 2002 Fiscal Year 2001 Fiscal Year 1999 

Fiscal Year 1997 Fiscal Year 1996 Fiscal Year 1994

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