Mountain-Prairie Region Endangered Species Program

COLORADO RIVER CUTTHROAT TROUT

Illustration by:© Joseph Tomelleri 

Federal Register Notice: June 13, 2007 12-Month Finding for a Petition to List the Colorado River Cutthroat Trout as Threatened or Endangered (difference from notice below)

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting a status review for Colorado River cutthroat trout.  We are accepting public comment until January 8, 2007.  For details see documents below.

• Federal Register Notice:  November 7, 2006  12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Colorado River Cutthroat Trout as Threatened or Endangered

• Press Release:  November 13, 2006  Service to Review Status of Colorado River Cutthroat Trout

• Peer Review Action:  November 2, 2006  As part of our status review the Service is conducting a peer review of the following document:  Hirsch, C.L., S. E. Albeke, and T. P. Nesler.  2006.  Range-wide status of Colorado River cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus): 2005.  Colorado River cutthroat trout Conservation Team Report.  Colorado Division of Wildlife, Fort Collins.  It is an assessment of Colorado River cutthroat trout throughout their entire range including an analysis of historic range, current distribution, genetic status, population size and general population health.

• 2006 Conservation Strategy

• 2006 Conservation Agreement

The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service has concluded that a petition to list the Colorado River cutthroat trout as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act does not provide substantial information to indicate that a listing may be warranted at this time.  This finding was published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2004.

• Federal Register: April 20, 2004 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List Colorado River cutthroat trout

• News Release:  April 20, 2004  Colorado River Cutthroat Will Not Be Considered for Listing
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Petition to List the Colorado River Cutthroat Trout