USFWS Initiates a Review of the Status of West Coast Fisher Population
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the opening of an information gathering period regarding the status of the fisher (Martes pennanti) throughout the range of its West Coast distinct population segment (DPS) in the U.S. In Oregon, the West Coast DPS includes the Cascade Mountains and areas west, to the Oregon Coast. The status review will include analysis of whether the West Coast DPS of the fisher warrants listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. We encourage interested parties to provide us information regarding the status of, and any potential threats to, the West Coast DPS of the fisher. Read more>
USFWS Identifies Habitat to Support Northern Spotted Owl Recovery
In compliance with an order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a science-based proposal identifying lands in the Pacific Northwest that are essential to the survival and recovery of the northern spotted owl.
The final designation, based on the best available science and including feedback from experts, regional stakeholders, land management agencies and public comment, reduces the amount of critical habitat in California, Oregon and Washington that was proposed last February by 4.2 million acres. All private lands and the significant majority of state lands identified in the proposal have been excluded from the final rule. Read more>
USFWS Proposes to List
Wolverines as Theatened under the Endangered Specie Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in response to a court-ordered deadline, is seeking information from the scientific community and the public on a proposal to protect the North American wolverine as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
The Service is also seeking comment on two proposed special rules designed to facilitate management and recovery of the species should it receive protection.
An estimated 250 to 300 wolverines now occur in the lower 48 states, where the species has rebounded after broad-scale predator trapping and poisoning programs led to its near extinction in the early 1900s. Read more>
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the opening of an information gathering period regarding the status of the fisher (Martes pennanti) throughout the range of its West Coast distinct population segment (DPS) in the U.S. In Oregon, the West Coast DPS includes the Cascade Mountains and areas west, to the Oregon Coast. The status review will include analysis of whether the West Coast DPS of the fisher warrants listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. We encourage interested parties to provide us information regarding the status of, and any potential threats to, the West Coast DPS of the fisher. 
In compliance with an order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a science-based proposal identifying lands in the Pacific Northwest that are essential to the survival and recovery of the northern spotted owl.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in response to a court-ordered deadline, is seeking information from the scientific community and the public on a proposal to protect the North American wolverine as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
The Service is also seeking comment on two proposed special rules designed to facilitate management and recovery of the species should it receive protection.