Candidate Conservation | Candidate Notice of Review | 2007
December 2007
Jim Rorabaugh, USFWS
The December 2007 CNOR identifies 280 species that are candidates for listing under the Endangered Species Act.
In this CNOR, four species were removed from candidate status. The removal of two of these species, the Surprising Cave beetle and the basalt daisy (Erigeron basalticus), highlights the important role conservation efforts play in reducing risks to species not yet listed.
The Surprising Cave beetle in Kentucky was removed as a candidate after an assessment found that the species’ range was larger than originally described and the threats to its continued existence had decreased. In addition, Mammoth Cave National Park entered into a 15-year agreement to conserve the cave beetle and its habitat, which includes Surprising Cave and three other caves in the park. The basalt daisy, a plant found in Washington, was removed from the candidate list due to conservation efforts and information indicating the species is more abundant than once believed. Surveying and monitoring led to the identification of two additional populations of this plant and the most recent survey further affirmed stable numbers suggested by earlier surveys, leading us to conclude that this species no longer meets the definition of a candidate.
Gina Glenne, USFWS
The 2007 CNOR also identifies five new candidate species:
- Las Vegas buckwheat, a plant species found in Clark and Lincoln, Counties, Nevada;
- New Mexico meadow jumping mouse, a mammal species found in Apache County, Arizona; a small portion of Las Animas County, Colorado; and in Colfax, Mora, Otero, and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico;
- Huachuca/Canelo Distinct Population Segment of the Arizona treefrog, an amphibian found in the Huachuca Mountains and adjacent Canelo Hills in Arizona and Rancho Los Fresnos in north-central Sonora, Mexico;
- Laurel dace, a fish species found in Bledsoe and Rhea Counties, Tennessee; and
- San Bernardino springsnail, a snail found in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.
December 2007 Candidate Notice of Review [478KB]
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