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News and Information
Endangered Species Act protection not warranted for Northern Rocky Mountain
Fisher - October 5, 2017
Public comment invited on proposal to benefit landowners, grassland birds and
greater sage grouse in Montana - September 25, 2017
Yellowstone
population of grizzly bears delisted - June 30, 2017
Court ruling reopens comment period on North American Wolverine proposed
listing rule - October 17, 2016
Meltwater Lednian and Western Glacier Stoneflies proposed for listing as
threatened species - October 3, 2016
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
T he
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.
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