ETWP; 12-Month Finding for a Petition To List the Ohlone Tiger Beetle as Endangered

The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces a 12-month finding on a petition to list the Ohlone tiger beetle (Cicindela ohlone) as endangered pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended. The Ohlone tiger beetle was discovered in 1990 and is currently known only from Santa Cruz County, California. The five known populations may be threatened by the following factors: habitat fragmentation and destruction due to urban development, habitat degradation due to invasion of non-native vegetation, and vulnerability to stochastic local extirpations. However, the Service finds that the information presented in the petition, in addition to information in the Service's files, does not provide conclusive data on biological vulnerability and threats to the species and/or its habitat. Available information does not confirm that the species is limited to a specific habitat type. After review of all available scientific and commercial information, the Service determines that listing is not warranted for the Ohlone tiger beetle at this time.