Proposed Rule2025-16209
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Not-Warranted Finding for the Northern California-Southern Oregon Distinct Population Segment of Fisher
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August 25, 2025
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Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on the status of the Northern California-Southern Oregon distinct population segment (NCSO DPS) of fisher (Pekania pennanti) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The fisher is a mammal species in the weasel family found primarily in mature conifer and mixed hardwood forests. After a thorough review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we find that listing the NCSO DPS of fisher as an endangered or threatened species is not warranted at this time. However, we ask the public to submit to us at any time any new information relevant to the status of the NCSO DPS of fisher or its habitat.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 162 (Monday, August 25, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41355-41359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16209]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2023-0123; FXES1111090FEDR-256-FF09E21000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Not-
Warranted Finding for the Northern California-Southern Oregon Distinct
Population Segment of Fisher
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notification of findings.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
12-month finding on the status of the Northern California-Southern
Oregon distinct population segment (NCSO DPS) of fisher (Pekania
pennanti) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
The fisher is a mammal species in the weasel family found primarily in
mature conifer and mixed hardwood forests. After a thorough review of
the best available scientific and commercial information, we find that
listing the NCSO DPS of fisher as an endangered or threatened species
is not warranted at this time. However, we ask the public to submit to
us at any time any new information relevant to the status of the NCSO
DPS of fisher or its habitat.
DATES: The findings in this document were made on August 25, 2025.
ADDRESSES: A detailed description of the basis for this finding is
available on the internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket
No. FWS-R1-ES-2023-0123. Supporting information used to prepare this
finding is also available for public inspection, by appointment, during
normal business hours at the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office. Please
submit any new information, materials, comments, or questions
concerning this finding to the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kessina Lee, Oregon State Supervisor,
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 503-231-6179, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d76786e6e74737c427178785d7b6a6e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4bfb1a7a7bdbab58bb8b1b194b2a3a7fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(B)), we
are required to make a finding on whether or not a petitioned action is
warranted within 12 months after receiving any petition that we have
determined contains substantial scientific or commercial information
indicating that the petitioned action may be warranted (``12-month
finding''). We must make a finding that the petitioned action is: (1)
not warranted; (2) warranted; or (3) warranted, but precluded by other
listing activity. We must publish a notification of these 12-month
findings in the Federal Register.
Summary of Information Pertaining to the Five Factors
Section 4 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1533) and the implementing
regulations at part 424 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(50 CFR part 424) set forth procedures for adding species to, removing
species from, or reclassifying species on the Lists of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Lists). The Act defines ``species'' as
including any subspecies of fish or wildlife or plants, and any
distinct population segment of any species of vertebrate fish or
wildlife which interbreeds when mature. The Act defines an ``endangered
species'' as a species that is in danger of extinction throughout all
or a significant portion of its range (16 U.S.C. 1532(6)) and a
``threatened species'' as a species that is likely to become an
endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a
significant portion of its range (16 U.S.C. 1532(20)). Under section
4(a)(1) of the Act, the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) may
determine whether any species is an endangered species or a threatened
species because of any of the following five factors:
(A) The present or threatened destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range;
(B) Overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or
educational purposes;
(C) Disease or predation;
(D) The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or
(E) Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued
existence.
These factors represent broad categories of natural or human-caused
actions or conditions that could have an effect on a species' continued
existence. In evaluating these actions and conditions, we look for
those that may have a negative effect on individuals of the species, as
well as other actions or conditions that may ameliorate any negative
effects or may have positive effects.
We use the term ``threat'' to refer in general to actions or
conditions that are known to or are reasonably likely to negatively
affect individuals of a species. The term ``threat'' includes actions
or conditions that have a direct impact on individuals (direct
impacts), as well as those that affect individuals through alteration
of their habitat or required resources (stressors). The term ``threat''
may encompass--either together or separately--the source of the action
or condition or the action or condition itself.
However, the mere identification of any threat(s) does not
necessarily mean that the species meets the statutory definition of an
``endangered species'' or a ``threatened species.'' In determining
whether a species meets either definition, we must evaluate all
identified threats by considering the species' expected response and
the effects of the threats--in light of those actions and conditions
that will ameliorate the threats--on an individual, population, and
species level. We evaluate each threat and its expected effects on the
species, then analyze the cumulative effect of all of the threats on
the species as a whole. We also consider the cumulative effect of the
threats in light of those actions and conditions that will have
positive effects on the species, such as any existing regulatory
mechanisms or conservation efforts. The Secretary determines whether
the species meets the definition of an ``endangered species'' or a
``threatened species'' only after conducting this cumulative analysis
and describing the expected effect on the species.
The Act does not define the term ``foreseeable future,'' which
appears in the statutory definition of ``threatened species.'' Our
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 424.11(d) set forth a framework for
evaluating the foreseeable future on a case-by-case basis, which is
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further described in the 2009 Memorandum Opinion on the foreseeable
future from the Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor (M-
37021, January 16, 2009; ``M-Opinion,'' available online at <a href="https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.opengov.ibmcloud.com/files/uploads/M-37021.pdf">https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.opengov.ibmcloud.com/files/uploads/M-37021.pdf</a>).
The foreseeable future extends as far into the future as we can make
reasonably reliable predictions about the threats to the species and
the species' responses to those threats. We need not identify the
foreseeable future in terms of a specific period of time. We will
describe the foreseeable future on a case-by-case basis, using the best
available data and taking into account considerations such as the
species' life-history characteristics, threat projection timeframes,
and environmental variability. In other words, the foreseeable future
is the period of time over which we can make reasonably reliable
predictions. ``Reliable'' does not mean ``certain;'' it means
sufficient to provide a reasonable degree of confidence in the
prediction, in light of the conservation purposes of the Act.
In conducting our evaluation of the five factors provided in
section 4(a)(1) of the Act to determine whether the NCSO DPS of fisher
meets the Act's definition of an ``endangered species'' or a
``threatened species,'' we considered and thoroughly evaluated the best
scientific and commercial information available regarding the past,
present, and future stressors and threats. We reviewed the petition,
information available in our files, and other available published and
unpublished information for the species. Our evaluation may include
information from recognized experts; Federal, State, and Tribal
governments; academic institutions; foreign governments; private
entities; and other members of the public.
In accordance with 50 CFR 424.14(h)(2)(i), this document announces
a not-warranted finding on the petition to list the NCSO DPS of fisher.
We have also elected to include a brief summary of the analysis on
which this finding is based. We provide the full analysis, including
the reasons and data on which the finding is based, in the decisional
file for the action included in this document.
The species assessment form for the NCSO DPS of fisher contains
more detailed biological information, a thorough analysis of the
listing factors, a list of literature cited, and an explanation of why
we determined that this species does not meet the Act's definition of
an ``endangered species'' or a ``threatened species.'' To inform our
status review, we completed a species status assessment (SSA) report
for the NCSO DPS of fisher. The SSA report contains a thorough review
of the taxonomy, life history, ecology, current status, and projected
future status for the NCSO DPS of fisher. This supporting information
can be found on the internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> under
Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2023-0123 (see ADDRESSES, above).
Previous Federal Actions
On April 8, 2004, we first found the West Coast DPS of fisher
(previously delineated as a contiguous area encompassing parts of
Washington, Oregon, and California) to be warranted for listing (69 FR
18770). We continued to do so each subsequent year through 2013 in the
annual candidate notice of review. On October 7, 2014, we proposed to
list the West Coast DPS of fisher as a threatened species under the Act
(79 FR 60419). On April 18, 2016, we withdrew that proposed rule,
concluding that the potential threats (stressors) acting upon the DPS
were not of sufficient imminence, intensity, or magnitude to indicate
that they were singly or cumulatively resulting in significant impacts
at either the population or rangewide scales (81 FR 22710 at 22713).
On October 19, 2016, the Center for Biological Diversity, the
Environmental Protection Information Center, the Klamath-Siskiyou
Wildlands Center, and Sierra Forest Legacy filed a complaint for
declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that our determination on
the West Coast DPS of fisher violated the Act.
On September 21, 2018, the District Court for the Northern District
of California vacated the listing withdrawal and remanded our final
determination for reconsideration by March 22, 2019. In subsequent
amending orders, the court directed us to prepare a new determination
or notice of a revised proposed rule by October 26, 2019, and in the
event of publishing a revised proposed rule, submit for publication a
final listing determination by April 25, 2020.
We published a revised proposed listing rule on November 7, 2019,
based on new information and a reevaluation of the best available
information, including reconfiguration of multiple DPSs within the area
previously described as a single DPS called the West Coast DPS of
fisher (84 FR 60278). The new delineation of DPSs included two original
native populations (the NCSO and Southern Sierra Nevada (SSN) DPSs) and
three reintroduced populations (Northern Sierra Nevada, Southern Oregon
Cascades, and the Olympic Peninsula). On May 15, 2020, in the final
rule listing the SSN DPS of fisher as endangered, we also concluded
that listing the NCSO DPS of fisher was not warranted (85 FR 29532).
On September 13, 2022, the Center for Biological Diversity, the
Environmental Protection Information Center, and the Klamath-Siskiyou
Wildlands Center filed a complaint in the District Court for the
Northern District of California challenging the 2020 Final Rule. On
June 7, 2023, in light of new information, we entered into a stipulated
settlement agreement to submit to the Federal Register by August 21,
2025, a new 12-month finding as to whether the listing of the NCSO DPS
of fisher is warranted. On September 26, 2023, we also published a
request for new information since 2019 to inform our SSA on the NCSO
DPS of fisher (88 FR 65939).
Additional information on Federal actions concerning the West Coast
DPS of fisher prior to October 7, 2014, is outlined in the species
assessment form (Service 2025a, pp. 1-2) and the October 7, 2014,
proposed listing rule (79 FR 60419).
Summary of Finding
The fisher is a medium-sized mammal belonging to the weasel family,
Mustelidae, which also includes mink, martens, and otters.
Characterized by its elongated body, short legs, and bushy tail, the
fisher weighs between 3 and 13 pounds (1.4 and 5.9 kilograms) and
measures about 29 to 47 inches (74 to 119 centimeters) with males
typically being larger than females and size varying depending on the
region. Fishers have a light brown to black fur coat, with white
patches on their chest. They have a broad head, pointy snout, bushy
tail and small ears. The fisher is found primarily in mature conifer
and mixed hardwood forests, with populations distributed across parts
of California, Oregon, and Washington; the Rocky Mountains; the
northeastern United States; and Canada. For the SSA report and this
evaluation, we consider the NCSO DPS as one population that is
comprised of three subpopulations: the native Northern California-
Southern Oregon (native NCSO) subpopulation, the Southern Oregon
Cascades (SOC) reintroduced subpopulation, and the Northern Sierra
Nevada (NSN) reintroduced subpopulation. For our analysis, we consider
these three subpopulations as three analysis units.
At the individual level, fishers need an adequate amount of quality
denning, resting, foraging, and dispersal habitat
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with abundant diversity and availability of prey, and the availability
of mates to allow fishers to reproduce and successfully raise progeny
to complete their life cycle. At the species level, fishers require a
sufficient number of individuals distributed across the analysis area
to ensure that the species can withstand annual environmental and
demographic variation (resiliency), catastrophes (redundancy), and
novel or extraordinary changes in its environment (representation).
For the NCSO DPS, we assessed resiliency using measures of
abundance, density, connectivity of suitable habitat, and habitat
quality. We assessed redundancy based on the number and distribution of
subpopulations within the DPS relative to the scale and frequency of
anticipated species-relevant catastrophic events. We assessed
representation based on the distribution of fisher subpopulations
across multiple ecosystems and the ability of those subpopulations to
maintain adequate amounts of genetic diversity, including the adaptive
capacity attributes that may allow for fishers to adapt to changes in
either their physical (e.g., climate or habitat conditions) or
biological (e.g., pathogens or predators) environments.
We have carefully assessed the best scientific and commercial
information available regarding the past, present, and future threats
to the NCSO DPS of fisher. We evaluated all relevant factors under the
five listing factors, including any regulatory mechanisms and
conservation measures addressing these threats. The primary threats
affecting the DPS's biological status include ongoing habitat changes
from climate conditions (i.e., increasing temperature and changing
precipitation patterns, including reduced snowfall accumulation),
increased severity and frequency of wildfires, and vegetation
management (Factor A). We analyzed these threats, conservation measures
addressing these threats, and the individual and cumulative effects of
all other potential threats in this assessment. Additional threats to
fishers that could play a role in cumulative or synergistic effects are
impacts to forest health (droughts, forest insects, and tree disease
(Factor A)), toxicants (including anticoagulant rodenticides (Factor
E)), development (including vehicle collisions (Factors A and E)), and
predation (Factor C). The SSA report also describes impacts from
disease, trapping, and overutilization due to research activity;
however, we determined that these threats are likely to have only low-
level impacts to the DPS.
We found that the NCSO DPS of fisher is not in danger of extinction
currently, nor in the near-term, throughout all or a significant
portion of its range. We found that the abundance and distribution of
the species, as well as important habitat needs that include
connectivity between core areas, are adequate to maintain genetic
diversity. There have been several approaches to estimate fisher
population size across the DPS, and collectively, we estimate the DPS
consists of an estimated 2,500-4,000 fishers, which includes
approximately 78 fishers in the small SOC subpopulation and
approximately 180 fishers in the NSN subpopulation. The best available
information at this time suggests that abundance of fishers across the
DPS is overall stable as evidenced by continued observations throughout
the native NCSO/NSN analysis area over time. Additional fisher
observations in some new areas not previously detected have also been
reported (albeit some low recruitment rates evident in only two small
study areas not suitable for extrapolating across the expansive range).
We also project insignificant changes will occur to forest cover type
in the near-term future (2010-2039) (see Figure 20 in the SSA report,
Service 2025b, p. 95). Thus, the amount and configuration of suitable
habitat is expected to remain relatively stable and is likely to
continue providing resource needs for each fisher life stage.
Of the various negative influences on fishers within the NCSO DPS,
the presence of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR) within select areas has
been an ongoing concern given the prevalence of illegal cannabis
cultivation operations that use poisons to kill rodents that damage
their crops. The best available information appears reliable to
conclude an overall insignificant effect on the native NCSO/NSN
populations as a whole given the amount of rodenticide exposure found
for individuals testing positive to toxicants, currently or projected
for the future. Fisher occupancy across the NCSO DPS has, on the whole,
remained largely stable over time despite the level of AR exposure in
the living population of fishers. To some degree, the fisher's
widespread distribution and relative commonness within the analysis
area diffuses the potential for a significant percentage of the
population to be exposed to these toxicants. Additionally, the best
available information suggests that the exposure prevalence of ARs is
likely biased high and not reliably extrapolated to the living
population for both current or future condition projections.
Although various factors are influencing fishers and their habitat
within the three analysis units, the best available information
suggests that the species' response to the negative influences is not
manifesting at a level such that the NCSO DPS of fishers meet the
definition of an endangered species. Fishers in the NCSO DPS
demonstrate a moderate ability to adapt to changing conditions such as
shifts in forest composition and prey availability, ability to persist
in fire-prone landscapes, and tolerance of landscape changes from
silviculture. Many attributes of fishers, including their distribution
across multiple ecosystems, dispersal distance, physiological
tolerances, and a generalist life history as an opportunistic predator,
are positively correlated with adaptive capacity.
After we determined the NCSO DPS of fisher is not in danger of
extinction in the foreseeable future throughout all of its range, we
then evaluated whether the DPS may be in danger of extinction in the
foreseeable future in a significant portion of its range by examining
the combined native NCSO/NSN analysis unit and the SOC analysis unit.
For the combined native NCSO/NSN analysis unit, some core areas
could possibly be lost in the future from wildfire effects (i.e., some
small core areas within the native subpopulation and possibly the core
area within the NSN subpopulation). If that scenario occurred, it could
reduce connectivity within this analysis unit. However, there is
adequate representation across the combined native NCSO/NSN analysis
unit that is anticipated to continue into the future (given likelihood
of persistence of multiple other core areas and suitable habitat).
Fisher distribution across the native NCSO/NSN analysis unit includes a
wide variety of ecological subregions, forest zones, and topography
across a large geographic area that is likely to provide refugia areas
for the species into the future. Also, the western extent of the native
subpopulation is projected to be more moist (i.e., more resistant to
large, high-severity wildfires) in the future, and is therefore likely
to provide refugia for fisher as temperatures continue to increase and
precipitation patterns potentially change, thus contributing to drought
conditions in some years.
Fisher abundance and suitable habitat in the combined native NCSO/
NSN analysis unit is likely to decrease in the future given ongoing
threats, including increasing temperatures and changing
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precipitation patterns that influence drought, degrading forest health
(e.g., due to droughts, forest insects, tree disease), and wildfires,
all of which can negatively affect the fisher's prey availability,
reduce connectivity between core areas, and limit necessary habitat
structures for fisher. However, the best available information suggests
that pockets of suitable habitat will continue to persist between core
areas even as connectivity diminishes in fire prone areas, thus likely
resulting in enough connectivity and gene flow between the large core
areas to allow maintenance of demographic viability and genetic
diversity despite some loss of suitable habitat and some potential
decrease in habitat connectivity.
In the native NCSO/NSN analysis unit, wildfire is a significant
threat to fishers. Most core areas (8 of 14; 57 percent) exhibit a low
to moderate risk for large, high-severity fire, and only one (the NSN
subpopulation area; 7 percent) exhibits a high risk for large, high
severity fire into the future. The increase in frequency, extent, and
severity of wildfire within the native NCSO/NSN analysis area is
expected to lead to more frequent displacement of fishers and
increasing impacts to habitat suitability and connectivity, which in
turn would reduce fishers' ability to withstand stochastic and
catastrophic events and to adapt to future environmental change.
Regardless of these increasing impacts, fuel reduction has been shown
to effectively moderate fire behavior by reducing fire severity. This
is an important consideration given that fishers appear to tolerate or
favor some level of fuel reduction treatments in their home ranges, and
fishers (so far within the Southern Sierras but it is reasonable to
assume this could occur elsewhere, including within the NCSO DPS) have
shown they continue to occupy landscapes disturbed by management
activities, particularly those areas where fuels reduction activities
have benefited fisher habitat. Together, fuel reduction and forest
regeneration have already helped, and will continue to help, buffer
some of the worst impacts of an intensifying fire regime in the future.
Overall, while primary threats (predominantly wildfire) and other less
significant threats are influencing fishers to varying degrees within
the native NCSO/NSN analysis unit, they are not of a magnitude to
increase the risk of extinction to the point where the species is
likely to become in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future.
We also evaluated whether a portion of the range--the SOC analysis
area--may be likely to become an endangered species in the foreseeable
future (i.e., threatened). The SOC analysis unit portion of the range
contains a much smaller population within a small geographic area that
is also experiencing range contraction, and thus, it may be in danger
of extinction within the foreseeable future. For this portion of the
range where the species may be threatened, we first addressed whether
it is ``significant.'' For the purposes of this analysis when
considering whether a portion is ``significant,'' we considered factors
such as size of the portion, habitat characteristics, and its
conservation value for the species. The SOC analysis unit contains a
significantly smaller population (estimated to be approximately 78
individuals (Moriarty 2024, in litt., p. 3) and 1 core area) compared
to the combined native NCSO/NSN analysis unit, and it comprises only
10.3 percent (2 million ac (809,371 ha)) of the entire DPS.
The distribution of the population in the SOC could shift outside
of the SOC over time if wildfires affect the single core area. However,
it is unlikely that wildfire will cause fisher to shift outside of the
SOC because approximately 10 percent of the core area is at risk for
high-severity fire (Service 2025b, table 9, p. 112). Population trends
for the SOC analysis unit are also unknown. Further, fishers in this
population are isolated from the native NCSO subpopulation as a result
of a significant barrier to movement (i.e., the subpopulation is
isolated from the remainder of the DPS due to the Interstate 5
corridor). Finally, previous research has documented a 26 percent
reduction of the SOC analysis unit compared to its 2016 overestimated
historical distribution boundary (Service 2025b, pp. 20-24; Barry 2018,
p. 22). For these reasons, the SOC analysis unit is at a greater risk
of extinction in the foreseeable future than the remainder of the DPS.
The SOC analysis unit is a small geographic area that has always
been comprised of a small number of fishers, and those fishers
descended from reintroduced individuals from British Columbia and
Minnesota (Service 2025b, pp. 4, 22); thus, the fishers within the SOC
analysis unit do not contain the unique genetic characteristics of
native fishers to this region nor meaningfully contribute to the gene
pool of the remainder of this DPS. The overall population size has
remained relatively small over time with no expectation that these
fishers are likely to contribute meaningfully to the viability of the
DPS as a whole. Additionally, the SOC analysis unit provides no unique
or especially important habitat for the NCSO DPS of fisher that is not
found in the rest of the range. Therefore, the native fisher range is
not dependent upon the SOC gene pool for viability due to the SOC's
size and genetic diversity, and the entire area does not provide unique
or especially important habitat for the NCSO DPS that is not found in
the rest of the range.
As a result of our finding that the SOC analysis unit is not
``significant,'' we do not need to determine whether fishers are likely
to become in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future
throughout this portion of the range. Therefore, there are no portions
of the species' range that provide a basis for determining that the
species is likely to become in danger of extinction within the
foreseeable future throughout a significant portion of its range.
After assessing the best available information, we concluded that
the NCSO DPS of fisher is not in danger of extinction now or likely to
become in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future throughout
all of its range nor in any significant portion of its range.
Therefore, we find that listing the NCSO DPS of fisher as an endangered
species or threatened species under the Act is not warranted. A
detailed discussion of the basis for this finding can be found in the
NCSO DPS of fisher species assessment form and other supporting
documents on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-
2023-0123 (see ADDRESSES, above).
Peer Review
In accordance with our joint policy on peer review published in the
Federal Register on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 34270), and our August 22,
2016, memorandum updating and clarifying the role of peer review in
listing actions under the Act, we solicited independent scientific
reviews of the information contained in the SSA report for the NCSO DPS
of fisher. We sent the SSA report to seven independent peer reviewers
and received four responses. Results of this structured peer review
process can be found at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket No.
FWS-R1-ES-2023-0123. We incorporated the results of these reviews, as
appropriate, into the SSA report, which is the foundation for this
finding.
New Information
We request that you submit any new information concerning the
taxonomy of, biology of, ecology of, status of, or stressors to the
NCSO DPS of fisher, as specified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,
whenever it
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becomes available. New information will help us monitor these species
and make appropriate decisions about their conservation and status. We
encourage local agencies and stakeholders to continue cooperative
monitoring and conservation efforts.
References
A complete list of the references used in this petition finding is
available in the species assessment form, which is available on the
internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-
2023-0123 (see ADDRESSES, above) and upon request from the appropriate
person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, above).
Authority
The authority for this action is section 4 of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Brian Nesvik,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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