June 2009

Yellow-billed cuckoo, photo by working group member, Murrelet Halterman, Southern Sierra Research Station

The yellow-billed cuckoo in the western portion of its range is a candidate for listing under the ESA.  A diverse working group formed in October 2008 to address needs of this species has already developed a standardized survey protocol and are working on a conservation assessment/strategy aimed at conserving this species through out its riparian habitat in the western U.S.   Members of this group include staff from four regions of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and from the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, United States Geological Survey, State Wildlife agencies for CA, NV, AZ, OR, CO, MT, and NM, as well as several universities and NGOs.