Candidate Conservation | Candidate Notice of Review
Sonoran desert tortoise.
USFWS
After years of a concerted effort to address the backlog of Candidate Species, there are now only ten species on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's list of candidates. The Candidate Notice of Review is the yearly status appraisal of plants and animals that are candidates for Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection. The Candidate Notice of Review for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 was published on November 16, 2020. As part of this review, one species – the Sonoran desert tortoise – was added back to the candidate list.
See the Candidate Notice of Review for fiscal years 2019 and 2020.
See the full list of Candidate Species.
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December 17, 2020
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