Endangered Species Conservation Results
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
05/20/2024
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
05/20/2024
Sperm Whale Listing Under the ESA
In 1970, the sperm whale was listed as endangered throughout its range under the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969.
Published
05/20/2024
Listing the Bowhead Whale Under the ESA
Bowhead whales were protected by the precursor to the Endangered Species Act through an amendment to appendix A to Part 17 of Title 50 CFR, adding their name to the list of foreign endangered species.
Published
05/20/2024
Listing of Fin Whales Under the ESA
By notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on July 30, 1970 (35FR12222), notice was given that it was proposed to amend Appendix A to Part 17 of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations by adding additional names to the list…
Effective
05/20/2024
Listing of Sei Whales Under the ESA
Notice of proposed rulemaking to amend Appendix A to Part 17 of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations by adding additional names to the list of foreign endangered species, including sei whales.
Published
05/20/2024
Listing of the Southern Right Whale under the Endangered Species Act
In 1970, right whales, Eubalaena spp., were listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Conservation Act, the precursor to the Endangered Species Act. This listing included Southern right whales.
Effective
05/20/2024
Listing Shortnose Sturgeon Under the ESA
Shortnose sturgeon were protected In accordance with Section 1(c) of the Endangered Species Preservation Act of October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 926: 16 U.S.C. 668aa(c)) after consulting the States, interested organizations and individual scientists, and…
Published
05/20/2024