The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting public comment on the draft post-delisting monitoring plan of the brown pelican. The agency first proposed removing the remaining protected populations of brown pelicans from the list of threatened and endangered species in February 2008. If the brown pelican is removed from protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), it will be monitored for a decade, from 2010 to 2020, under a draft post-delisting monitoring plan released today.
"We are looking for public input on the draft monitoring plan so we can ensure that the best methods will be used to track the pelican population should the species be removed from ESA protection," said Ren Lohoefener, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Service Seeks Public Comment on Post Delisting Monitoring of Brown Pelicans
