| SFWO begins 5-year reviews on 19 species | The Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office announced that it will initiate 5-year status reviews for the 19 species listed below under the Endangered Species Act. Under the Act, the Service maintains lists of endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires the agency to review each listed species’ status at least once every 5 years. A 5-year review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any new information on the species that has become available since the last review. The species are: Southern Sierra Nevada fisher, Fresno kangaroo rat, Giant kangaroo rat, Tipton kangaroo rat, San Joaquin kit fox, Riparian brush rabbit, Riparian woodrat, Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew, Blunt-nosed leopard lizard, San Francisco garter snake, Alameda whipsnake, Giant garter snake, Kern primrose sphinx moth, Callippe silverspot butterfly, Bakersfield cactus, California jewelflower, Keck's checker-mallow, Kern mallow, San Joaquin woolly-threads. | Dec. 16, 2024 | Federal Register Notice Submit Information Here: If you would like to submit information on any of the species listed above to the Sacramento Field Office, please send that information to our Listing and Classification Division at fw8sfwocomments at fws.gov |
