Recovery Plan Action Status

Plan Name: Recovery Plan Saint Croix Ground Lizard
Plan Status: Final
Plan Date: 29-Mar-84
Lead Agency: USFWS
Lead Office: Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office ( (787) 851-7297 )
Species Action Priority # Action # Action Description Action Status Est. Initiation Date Est. Completion Date Responsible Parties Work Type Labor Type Action Comments Implementation Activities
St. Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops) 2 11 Population and habitat monitoring Ongoing Not Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 FY 2011 National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Refuge Division, Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife Research: Population Surveys Graduate Student, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance
St. Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops) 2 12 Minimize human disturbance on Green Cay. Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 FY 2014 National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Refuge Division, USFWS Regional Office 4 Management: Land Use Internal Field Assistance
St. Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops) 2 13 Reduce adverse impacts. Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 FY 2014 National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Refuge Division, Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife Management: Land Use Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance This is mostly done through Sec7 consultation. VIDFW should also be contributing to this action.
St. Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops) 2 14 Provide information about the species and the need to protect it Ongoing Current Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Refuge Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, National Park Service Other: Information and Education Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance
St. Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops) 1 2 Protestant Cay habitat preservation. Ongoing Not Current Prior to FY 1995 FY 2014 Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division Management: Land Use Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance A critical habitat destruction incident occured in Dec.2011 which was assessed by USFWS biologist and LE and VIDFW biologist.
St. Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops) 1 31 Buck Island mongoose control. Complete Prior to FY 1995 Prior to FY 1995 USFWS Regional Office 4, Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, National Park Service Management: Depredation Control Internal Administrative FWS 10K contribution for FY1. NPS 10K contribution for FY2.
St. Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops) 1 32 Release site selection. Complete Prior to FY 1995 FY 2008 Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, National Park Service Management: Reintroduction Species Expert, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance Action duration is one month. Initial release took place in 2008.
St. Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops) 1 33 Experimental release program. Discontinued Prior to FY 1995 FY 2011 National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife Management: Reintroduction Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance
St. Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops) 3 4 Life history studies. Partially Complete FY 2000 - FY 2004 FY 2014 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Refuge Division, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Division, Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, USFWS Research Research: General Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract
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