Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Remanded Determination of Status for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx

Summary

The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in response to the December 26, 2002, memorandum opinion and order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, in the case of Defenders of Wildlife v. Norton (Civil Action No. 00-2996 (GK)) and pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA or Act), provides a clarification to the findings we made in support of the final rule that listed Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) (lynx) as threatened. The lynx is currently listed as threatened in the contiguous United States as a Distinct Population Segment (DPS) that includes the States of Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. As a result of our reanalysis of the basis for that final rule, which was directed by the Court, we find that the lynx is not endangered throughout a significant portion of its range. This finding does not affect the status of the lynx as currently set forth in 50 CFR 17.11; the lynx continues to be listed as threatened in the States listed above. This finding also does not affect the special rule pursuant to section 4(d) of the Act for the Canada lynx set forth in 50 CFR 17.40(k).

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Bureau of Land Management (implied via Federal Register)United States Department of the InteriorUSDA Forest Service (Uncompahgre National Forest)Colorado Department of Wildlife (CDOW)U.S. Forest Service (Taylor River District)United States Department of Agriculture (implied AAA)U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (implied via Ecological Services, Northeast Region)National Park Service (Curecanti National Recreation Area)

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United States Geological Survey (USGS)State of Colorado (Governor's Office)The Nature Conservancy (TNC)Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC)Federal RegisterU.S. District Court (District of Columbia)

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Land Ownership Population Growth Population Growth Population Growth Wildlife management Wildlife management Vegetation management Fuel treatment

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Picea engelmannii Fisher Selasphorus platycercus Populus tremuloides Selasphorus rufus Abies lasiocarpa Canis latrans Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

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Sciurus vulgaris Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa Pinus contorta fish and wildlife (general)fish and wildlife Puma concolor

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study (41)

Krohn 2003 (2003) — Krohn
Homyack 2003 (2003) — Homyack
Ray et al. 2002 (2002) — Ray et al.
Schwartz et al. 2002 (2002) — Schwartz et al.
Schwartz et al. 2002 (genetic analysis of lynx populations) (2002) — Schwartz et al.

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Meaney 2002 (2002) — Meaney
Hoving 2001 (2001) — Hoving
Roe et al. 2001 (2001) — Roe et al.
Squires and Ruggiero 2001 (2001) — Squires and Ruggiero
Stinson 2001 (2001) — Stinson
McKelvey et al. 2000b (2000) — McKelvey et al.
Aubry et al. 2000 (2000) — Aubry et al.
Agee 2000 (2000) — Agee
McKelvey et al. 2000 (2000) — McKelvey et al.
Ruediger et al. 2000 (2000) — Ruediger et al.

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