Loons/Grebes

Fish and Wildlife Service Evaluating Population Status of Yellow-billed Loon

The Service is conducting a thorough review of all available biological information regarding the loon's status to determine whether to propose it for Endangered Species Act protection. The Service asked the public to submit any pertinent information on the status of, or threats to, this species.

 

• Press Release (pdf)
  NOTE: Federal Register publication was delayed after this press release was published, and took place on June 6, 2007. Public comments will be accepted for the full 60 days following publication. (The date for conclusion of public comment quoted in the press release was mistakenly based on a 90-day rather than a 60-day comment period and a publication date of May 30, 2007.)
• Yellow-billed Loon Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Questions & Answers (pdf)
• Yellow-billed Loon Conservation Agreement (pdf)
• 90-day finding on a petition to list the yellow-billed loon (pdf)

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Last Updated: October 2, 2008