Endangered Species Conservation Results
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Listed as Possible ESA Candidate Species
List of marine species candidates for possible addition to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. NOAA Fisheries solicits information concerning the status of these species and nominations of additional species that appear…
Published
05/10/2024
Listing of the Indus River Dolphin as an Endangered Species
The Service is adding the Indus River dolphin (Platonista minor) to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This measure, required by section 4(a)(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 corresponds with the final determination of endangered…
Effective
05/10/2024
Steller Sea Lion Listed as Threatened under the ESA
NOAA Fisheries is listing the Steller (northern) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) throughout its range as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. (ESA) and is establishing protective measures similar to those contained…
Effective
05/10/2024
Listing of the Chinese River Dolphin Under the Endangered Species Act
NOAA Fisheries has determined that the Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) should be listed as an endangered species according to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). This determination is based on information contained in a petition to list…
Effective
05/10/2024
Listing Guadalupe Fur Seal Under the ESA
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has determined that the Guadalupe fur seal (Actocephalus townsendi) should be listed as a threatened species according to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). This determination is based on information…
Effective
05/10/2024
Listing of Vaquita Under the ESA
NOAA Fisheries adds the cochito (Gulf of California harbor porpoise), also known as vaquita, to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.
Effective
05/10/2024
Listing Totoaba Under the Endangered Species Act
On May 21, 1979, NOAA Fisheries published a final rule listing the totoaba as an endangered species throughout its range. This listing is pursuant to Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Published
05/10/2024
Listing of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Under the ESA
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Department of the Interior, determine the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (the Act)…
Effective
05/10/2024
Listing Hawaiian Monk Seal Under the Endangered Species Act
The Director, National Marine Fisheries Service and the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hereby issue a notice of final rulemaking listing the Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) as an endangered species throughout its range, pursuant to…
Effective
05/10/2024