12-22-2016

Bison bison athabascae

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Detailed information

Full Name: Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae)

Where found: Wherever found

Critical Habitat:N/A

Species Group:Mammals

Current listing status

Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Threatened	06/02/1970	Alaska Region (Region 7)	Wherever found

States/US Territories in which the Wood Bison, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Alaska
US Counties in which the Wood Bison, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Countries in which the the Wood Bison, Wherever found is known to occur: Canada
Additional species information

Federal register documents

Date	Citation Page	Title
05/07/2014	79 FR 26175 26188	Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Wood Bison in Alaska
04/19/2013	78 FR 23533 23536	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Delist the Wood Bison
04/19/2013	78 FR 23533 23536	90-Day Finding on a Petition To Delist the Wood Bison
01/18/2013	78 FR 4108 4119	Proposed Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Wood Bison in Alaska
05/03/2012	77 FR 26191 26212	Reclassifying the Wood Bison Under the Endangered Species Act as Threatened Throughout Its Range: Final rule.
02/08/2011	76 FR 6734 6754	Reclassifying the Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae) Under the Endangered Species Act as Threatened Throughout Its Range
02/25/2010	75 FR 8736 8738	Request for Scoping Comments and Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Designation of a Non-Essential Experimental Population of Wood Bison in Alaska
02/03/2009	74 FR 5908 5910	Petition To Reclassify the Wood Bison From Endangered to Threatened
11/25/1998	63 FR 65164 65165	ETWP; Notice of Finding on a Petition To Delist the Wood Bison From the List of Threatened and Endangered Species
06/02/1970	35 FR 8491 8498	Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A)

Recovery

No recovery information is available for the Wood Bison.

Petition Title	Date Received by the FWS	Where the species is believed to or known to occur	Petitioner Name	Requested Action	Petition Finding(s)	Active	Petitions Document(s)
Bison, wood (Bison bison athabascae); Reclassify from E to T	11/26/2007	AK, Canada	National Wood Bison Recovery Team	Reclassify: Downlist threatened	90 Day Substantial on 02/03/2009 12 Month Warranted on 02/08/2011	No
Bison, Wood (Bison bison athabascae); delist	04/09/2012	AK, Canada	Western Bison Association John Painter Wind River Archeological Consultants	Delisting: Recovery	90 Day Not Substantial on 04/19/2013 90 Day Not Substantial on 04/19/2013	No	Petition to delist - Part 2 of 2 Petition to delist - Part 1 of 2
Wood bison (Bison bison athabascae); Delist	05/14/1998	AK, Canada	"Gary A. Pllumlee White River Bison Farm 9	Delisting: Original Data in Error - New information	90 Day Not Substantial on 11/25/1998	No	Petition to delist Wood bison

Petition Title	Date Received by the FWS	Where the species is believed to or known to occur	Petitioner Name	Requested Action	Petition Finding(s)	Active	Petitions Document(s)
Bison, wood (Bison bison athabascae); Reclassify from E to T	11/26/2007	AK, Canada	National Wood Bison Recovery Team	Reclassify: Downlist threatened	90 Day Substantial on 02/03/2009 12 Month Warranted on 02/08/2011	No
Bison, Wood (Bison bison athabascae); delist	04/09/2012	AK, Canada	Western Bison Association John Painter Wind River Archeological Consultants	Delisting: Recovery	90 Day Not Substantial on 04/19/2013 90 Day Not Substantial on 04/19/2013	No	Petition to delist - Part 2 of 2 Petition to delist - Part 1 of 2
Wood bison (Bison bison athabascae); Delist	05/14/1998	AK, Canada	"Gary A. Pllumlee White River Bison Farm 9	Delisting: Original Data in Error - New information	90 Day Not Substantial on 11/25/1998	No	Petition to delist Wood bison