Listing
Jan 16, 1978
Jan 16, 1978 Listing (Threatened)
Proposed Threatened Status for the African Elephant
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 1
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Overview
Scientific Name
Loxodonta africana
Common Name
African savannah elephant
African elephant
African Bush Elephant
FWS Category
Mammals
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Geography
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Listing
May 12, 1978
May 12, 1978 Listing (Threatened)
Listing of the African Elephant as a Threatened Species
- Publication type: Final
Item 2
4d
Jul 17, 1981
Jul 17, 1981 4d
Proposed Revision of Special Rule for the African Elephant
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 3
4d
Aug 25, 1981
Aug 25, 1981 4d
ETWP; Proposed Revision of Special Rule for African Elephant
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 4
4d
Jul 20, 1982
Jul 20, 1982 4d
ETWP; Revision of Special Rule for African Elephant
- Publication type: Final
Item 5
4d
May 5, 1989
May 5, 1989 4d
ETWP; Proposed Rule; Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife; Special Rules for Imp…
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 6
4d
Jun 9, 1989
Jun 9, 1989 4d
ETWP; Moratorium on Importation of Raw Worked Ivory from all Ivory Producing and Intermediary Nation…
- Publication type: Final
Item 7
Uplisting
Jun 26, 1989
Jun 26, 1989 Uplisting (Substantial)
ETWP; Notice, 90-Day Finding on Petition and Initiation of Status Review; 54 FR 26812
- Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 8
CITES
Sep 6, 1989
Sep 6, 1989 CITES
ETWP; Ivory Export Quotas Issued by the Secretariat of the Convention on the International Trade in…
- Publication type: Notice
Item 9
Uplisting
Apr 10, 1990
Apr 10, 1990 Uplisting (Warranted)
ETWP; Notice of 1-Year Finding on Petition to Reclassify the African Elephant; 55 FR 13299 13300
- Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 10
4d
Mar 18, 1991
Mar 18, 1991 4d
ETWP; Loxodonta africana (African Elephant) Proposed as Endangered for Certain Populations and Revis…
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 11
4d
Jul 29, 2015
Jul 29, 2015 4d
Revision of the Section 4(d) Rule for the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana); Proposed rule
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 12
Listing
Mar 16, 2016
Mar 16, 2016 Listing (Substantial)
90-Day Findings on 29 Petitions; Notice of petition findings and initiation of status reviews
- Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 13
4d
Jun 6, 2016
Jun 6, 2016 4d
Revision of the Section 4(d) Rule for the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
- Publication type: Final
Item 14
4d
Nov 17, 2022
Nov 17, 2022 4d (Revision)
Revision to the Section 4(d) Rule for the African Elephant; Proposed Rule
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 15
Notice
Jan 17, 2023
Jan 17, 2023 Notice
Revision to the Section 4(d) Rule for the African Elephant; Extension of Comment Period
- Publication type: Comment Period Extension
Item 16
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