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Scientific Name

Ursus americanus floridanus
Common Name
Florida black bear
FWS Category
Mammals
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Dec 30, 1982

Dec 30, 1982 Listing
Review of Vertebrate Wildlife for Listing as End. or Thr. Species
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 1

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Sep 18, 1985

Sep 18, 1985 Listing
Review of Vertebrate Wildlife; Notice of Review; 50 FR 37958-37967
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 2

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Jan 6, 1989

Jan 6, 1989 Listing
ETWP; Animal Notice of Review; 54 FR 554 579
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 3

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Oct 18, 1990

Oct 18, 1990 Listing (Substantial)
ETWP; Notice of 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Florida Black Bear; 55 FR 42223 42224
  • Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 4

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Jan 7, 1991

Jan 7, 1991 Listing (Warranted But Precluded)
ETWP; Finding on a Petition to List the Florida Black Bear as a Threatened Species
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 5

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Nov 21, 1991

Nov 21, 1991 Listing
ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; 56 FR 58804 58836
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 6

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Nov 15, 1994

Nov 15, 1994 Listing
ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species.
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 7

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Feb 28, 1996

Feb 28, 1996 Listing
ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Taxa That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened S…
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 8

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Sep 19, 1997

Sep 19, 1997 Listing
Review of Plant and Animal Taxa
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 9

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Sep 19, 1997

Sep 19, 1997 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Plant and Animal Taxa
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 10

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Dec 8, 1998

Dec 8, 1998 Listing (Not Warranted)
ETWP; New 12-month Finding for a Petition to List the Florida Black Bear
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 11

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Oct 25, 1999

Oct 25, 1999 Listing
Review of Plant and Animal Taxa That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threate…
  • Publication type: Candidate Removal
Item 12

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Jan 14, 2004

Jan 14, 2004 Listing (Not Warranted)
Reexamination of Regulatory Mechanisms in Relation to the 1998 Florida Black Bear Petition Finding P…
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 13

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Apr 19, 2017

Apr 19, 2017 Listing (Not Substantial)
90-Day Findings on Two Petitions
  • Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 14