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FWS may expand listing of Canada lynx to include New Mexico

By Keith Rizzardi

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73 Fed. Reg. 76990 / Vol. 73, No. 244 / Thursday, December 18, 2008 / DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Change the Listing Status of the Canada Lynx

Canada Lynx habitat can generally be described as moist boreal forests that have cold, snowy winters and a snowshoe hare prey base... Lynx were listed in 2000 within what was determined to be the contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment, which included the known current and historical range of the lynx (68 Fed. Reg. 40080)... No information existed in 2000 when the final rule was published to indicate that lynx existed in New Mexico, that it was ever occupied historically, or that it could sustain lynx, therefore it was not included in the listing rule or special rule concerning lynx in the contiguous 14-State DPS. We now have documentation that lynx reintroduced in Colorado have dispersed in many directions, primarily into New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to revise the listing of the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), to include New Mexico. We find that the petition presents substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that changing the listing status of the contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of Canada lynx to include New Mexico may be warranted. Therefore, with the publication of this notice, we are initiating a further review in response to the petition, and we will issue a 12-month finding to determine if the petitioned action is warranted. To ensure that our review is comprehensive, we are soliciting feedback from the public regarding this species. DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct this review, we request that we receive information on or before February 17, 2009.

Full post as published by ESA Blawg on December 19, 2008 (boomark / email).