Montana Ecological Services Field Office
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Service Invites Public Comments on Implementation Plans for Bull Trout Recovery - June 2, 2015 Red Knot receives federal protection under the ESA - December 9, 2014; effective January 12, 2015 Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo receives federal protection under the ESA - October 2, 2014; effective November 3, 2014 Critical habitat designation for Canada lynx revised - September 11, 2014 Revised Draft Bull Trout Recovery Plan and Public Comment Period announced - September 3, 2014 Arctic grayling does not warrant protection under ESA due to collaborative partnership - August 19, 2014 Wolverine does not warrant protection under ESA - August 13, 2014 Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Pallid Sturgeon is available - March 3, 2014 Deadline for final listing decision for wolverine extended by six months - December 17, 2013 Status Review of Arctic Grayling Initiated - November 25, 2013 Western Distinct Populations Segment of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo proposed for listing as a threatened species - October 3, 2013; comments will be accepted until December 2, 2013 Northern Long-Eared Bat proposed for listing as an endangered species - October 2, 2013; comments will be accepted until December 2, 2013 Red Knot proposed for listing as a threatened species - September 30, 2013; comments will be accepted until November 29, 2013 Revised critical habitat designation for Canada lynx proposed - September 25, 2013; comments will be accepted until December 26, 2013 International Migratory Bird Day Helena Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir FWS Releases Report to Help Guide Sage-Grouse Conservation Objectives - March 25, 2013 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Pallid Sturgeon is available for public review - March 15, 2013; comments will be accepted until May 14, 2013 Wolverine proposed for listing as a threatened species - February 4, 2013; comments will be accepted until May 6, 2013 Whitebark Pine Designated a Candidate for Endangered Species Protection - July 18, 2011 Fisher in the Northern Rocky Mountains does not warrant protection under the ESA - June 29, 2011 Mountain Plover does not warrant protection under the ESA - May 11, 2011 2009 decision to delist gray wolf populations in the Northern Rocky Mountains reinstated - May 5, 2011 Meltwater Lednian Stonefly Designated a Candidate for Endangered Species Protection - April 4, 2011 International Migratory Bird Day Helena Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir Wolverine to be Designated a Candidate for Endangered Species Protection - December 14, 2010 National Geographic photographer, Region 6’s bull trout coordinator, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Digital Library have made new photos of bull trout available for agency and public use - November 30, 2010 Listing of Sprague's Pipit found warranted but precluded - September 14, 2010 Listing of the upper Missouri River distinct population segment (DPS) of Arctic grayling warranted but precluded - September 8, 2010 Endangered species act protections reinstated for the NRM Gray Wolf - August 5, 2010 Listing of Whitebark Pine may be warranted, status review and 12-month finding initiated - July 19, 2010. Scientific information will be accepted until September 20, 2010 Mountain Plover Proposed for Listing as a Threatened Species - June 28, 2010. Scientific Information Will Be Accepted Until August 30, 2010 Listing of the Northern Rocky Mountain population of Fisher may be warranted, 12 month finding initiated - April 16, 2010 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to review status of wolverine - April 15, 2010; public comment period closes May 17, 2010 12-month finding for greater sage grouse - warranted but precluded - March 5, 2010 Proposed revision of 2005 designation of critical habitat for bull trout - January 13, 2010 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Review Status of the Arctic Grayling - November 2, 2009 Notice of Intent to Review Status of the Arctic Grayling and request for data - October 28, 2009 Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf removed from the list of threatened and endangered species - May 4, 2009 Revised Critical Habitat Designated for Canada Lynx, February 25, 2009 - effective March 27, 2009 Black-footed Ferret 5-year Status Review: Summary and Evaluation - November 2008 Study estimates 765 grizzly bears reside in northwest Montana - September 16, 2008 Endangered species act protections reinstated for the NRM Gray Wolf - July 18, 2008 12-month finding on petition to list the Wolverine as endangered or threatened - not warranted - March 11, 2008 Revised Critical Habitat Proposed for Canada Lynx - February 28, 2008 Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf to be removed from list of threatened and endangered species - March 28, 2008 Black-footed Ferret Reintroduced to the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation - January 24, 2008 Listing of the pygmy rabbit may be warranted, 12-month finding initiated - January 8, 2008 Slender moonwort, Warm Spring Zaitzevian riffle beetle removed from candidate list - December 6, 2007 Bald eagle to be removed from list of threatened and endangered species - effective August 8, 2007 Petition to list fluvial Arctic grayling not warranted, withdrawn from candidate list, April 24, 2007 Yellowstone distinct population segment of grizzly bears to be delisted - effective April 30, 2007 Final decision on whether to remove the bald eagle from the federal list of threatened and endangered species will be postponed to no later than June 29, 2007 Delisting of Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Proposed - January 29, 2007 Critical Habitat for Canada Lynx Designated - November 9, 2006 Draft economic analysis and environmental assessment of lynx critical habitat designation are now available for public comment until October 11, 2006 Photos from International Migratory Bird Day in Helena, Montana, May 6, 2006 Draft Recovery Plan for Spalding's Catchfly is now available for comment until May 15, 2006 Comment period for delisting the Bald Eagle reopened until May 17, 2006 Comment period for proposed Canada lynx critical habitat reopened until April 30, 2006 Yellowstone grizzly bear DPS proposed for delisting - comment period open until March 20, 2006 Public Comment on Proposed Conservation Agreement for Arctic Grayling - open until January 23, 2006 Critical Habitat for Canada Lynx Proposed - November 9, 2005 Range-wide Status Assessment of Water Howellia, July 2005 Rangewide Status Review of Ute Ladies'-tresses, September 30, 2005 Canada Lynx Recovery Outline, September 2005 News Release: Final rule designating critical habitat for bull trout, September 23, 2005 Fact sheet and questions and answers about bull trout critical habitat News Release: 90-day finding on a petition to list the Pygmy Rabbit 12-month finding for petitions to list the Greater Sage-Grouse as threatened or endangered - not warranted New regulation regarding wolf management 90-day finding on a petition to delist the Ute Ladies'-tresses Orchid News Release: Critical Habitat Designated for Bull trout in Columbia and Klamath River Basins Black-tailed Prairie Dog removed as a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act Bull Trout Critical Habitat Proposed for the Saint Mary and Belly Rivers in Northwest Montana 90-day finding for petitions to list the Greater Sage-Grouse as threatened or endangered The draft economic analysis of critical habitat proposal for Bull Trout is available for public comment (The comment period closes May 5, 2004). Petition to list Eastern Sage Grouse - not warranted 90-day finding for petition to list the Wolverine as endangered or threatened - not warranted Proposal to list the mountain plover under the Endangered Species Act withdrawn Gray Wolf reclassified from Endangered to Threatened in portions of the U.S.
Service Invites Public Comments on Implementation Plans for Bull Trout Recovery - June 2, 2015
Red Knot receives federal protection under the ESA - December 9, 2014; effective January 12, 2015
Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo receives federal protection under the ESA - October 2, 2014; effective November 3, 2014
Critical habitat designation for Canada lynx revised - September 11, 2014
Revised Draft Bull Trout Recovery Plan and Public Comment Period announced - September 3, 2014
Arctic grayling does not warrant protection under ESA due to collaborative partnership - August 19, 2014
Wolverine does not warrant protection under ESA - August 13, 2014
Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Pallid Sturgeon is available - March 3, 2014
Deadline for final listing decision for wolverine extended by six months - December 17, 2013
Status Review of Arctic Grayling Initiated - November 25, 2013
Western Distinct Populations Segment of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo proposed for listing as a threatened species - October 3, 2013; comments will be accepted until December 2, 2013
Northern Long-Eared Bat proposed for listing as an endangered species - October 2, 2013; comments will be accepted until December 2, 2013
Red Knot proposed for listing as a threatened species - September 30, 2013; comments will be accepted until November 29, 2013
Revised critical habitat designation for Canada lynx proposed - September 25, 2013; comments will be accepted until December 26, 2013
International Migratory Bird Day Helena Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir
FWS Releases Report to Help Guide Sage-Grouse Conservation Objectives - March 25, 2013
Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Pallid Sturgeon is available for public review - March 15, 2013; comments will be accepted until May 14, 2013
Wolverine proposed for listing as a threatened species - February 4, 2013; comments will be accepted until May 6, 2013
Whitebark Pine Designated a Candidate for Endangered Species Protection - July 18, 2011
Fisher in the Northern Rocky Mountains does not warrant protection under the ESA - June 29, 2011
Mountain Plover does not warrant protection under the ESA - May 11, 2011
2009 decision to delist gray wolf populations in the Northern Rocky Mountains reinstated - May 5, 2011
Meltwater Lednian Stonefly Designated a Candidate for Endangered Species Protection - April 4, 2011
International Migratory Bird Day Helena Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir
Wolverine to be Designated a Candidate for Endangered Species Protection - December 14, 2010
National Geographic photographer, Region 6’s bull trout coordinator, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Digital Library have made new photos of bull trout available for agency and public use - November 30, 2010
Listing of Sprague's Pipit found warranted but precluded - September 14, 2010
Listing of the upper Missouri River distinct population segment (DPS) of Arctic grayling warranted but precluded - September 8, 2010
Endangered species act protections reinstated for the NRM Gray Wolf - August 5, 2010
Listing of Whitebark Pine may be warranted, status review and 12-month finding initiated - July 19, 2010. Scientific information will be accepted until September 20, 2010
Mountain Plover Proposed for Listing as a Threatened Species - June 28, 2010. Scientific Information Will Be Accepted Until August 30, 2010
Listing of the Northern Rocky Mountain population of Fisher may be warranted, 12 month finding initiated - April 16, 2010
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to review status of wolverine - April 15, 2010; public comment period closes May 17, 2010
12-month finding for greater sage grouse - warranted but precluded - March 5, 2010
Proposed revision of 2005 designation of critical habitat for bull trout - January 13, 2010
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Review Status of the Arctic Grayling - November 2, 2009
Notice of Intent to Review Status of the Arctic Grayling and request for data - October 28, 2009
Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf removed from the list of threatened and endangered species - May 4, 2009
Revised Critical Habitat Designated for Canada Lynx, February 25, 2009 - effective March 27, 2009
Black-footed Ferret 5-year Status Review: Summary and Evaluation - November 2008
Study estimates 765 grizzly bears reside in northwest Montana - September 16, 2008
Endangered species act protections reinstated for the NRM Gray Wolf - July 18, 2008
12-month finding on petition to list the Wolverine as endangered or threatened - not warranted - March 11, 2008
Revised Critical Habitat Proposed for Canada Lynx - February 28, 2008
Black-footed Ferret Reintroduced to the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation - January 24, 2008
Listing of the pygmy rabbit may be warranted, 12-month finding initiated - January 8, 2008
Slender moonwort, Warm Spring Zaitzevian riffle beetle removed from candidate list - December 6, 2007
Bald eagle to be removed from list of threatened and endangered species - effective August 8, 2007
Petition to list fluvial Arctic grayling not warranted, withdrawn from candidate list, April 24, 2007
Yellowstone distinct population segment of grizzly bears to be delisted - effective April 30, 2007
Delisting of Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Proposed - January 29, 2007
Critical Habitat for Canada Lynx Designated - November 9, 2006
Draft economic analysis and environmental assessment of lynx critical habitat designation are now available for public comment until October 11, 2006
Photos from International Migratory Bird Day in Helena, Montana, May 6, 2006
Draft Recovery Plan for Spalding's Catchfly is now available for comment until May 15, 2006
Comment period for delisting the Bald Eagle reopened until May 17, 2006
Comment period for proposed Canada lynx critical habitat reopened until April 30, 2006
Yellowstone grizzly bear DPS proposed for delisting - comment period open until March 20, 2006
Public Comment on Proposed Conservation Agreement for Arctic Grayling - open until January 23, 2006
Critical Habitat for Canada Lynx Proposed - November 9, 2005
Range-wide Status Assessment of Water Howellia, July 2005
Rangewide Status Review of Ute Ladies'-tresses, September 30, 2005
Canada Lynx Recovery Outline, September 2005
News Release: Final rule designating critical habitat for bull trout, September 23, 2005
Fact sheet and questions and answers about bull trout critical habitat
News Release: 90-day finding on a petition to list the Pygmy Rabbit
12-month finding for petitions to list the Greater Sage-Grouse as threatened or endangered - not warranted
New regulation regarding wolf management
90-day finding on a petition to delist the Ute Ladies'-tresses Orchid
News Release: Critical Habitat Designated for Bull trout in Columbia and Klamath River Basins
Black-tailed Prairie Dog removed as a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act
Bull Trout Critical Habitat Proposed for the Saint Mary and Belly Rivers in Northwest Montana
90-day finding for petitions to list the Greater Sage-Grouse as threatened or endangered
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(The comment period closes May 5, 2004).
Petition to list Eastern Sage Grouse - not warranted
90-day finding for petition to list the Wolverine as endangered or threatened - not warranted
Gray Wolf reclassified from Endangered to Threatened in portions of the U.S.
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