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12-22-2016

Ovis canadensis nelsoni

Ovis canadensis nelsoni NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. The desert bighorn sheep is a subspecies of bighorn sheep that is native to the deserts of the United States’ intermountain west and southwestern regions, as well as northwestern Mexico. The Bureau of Land Management considered the subspecies “sensitive” to extinction.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.The desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) that is native to the deserts of the United States’ intermountain west and southwestern regions, as well as northwestern Mexico. The trinomial of this species commemorates the American naturalist Edward William Nelson (1855–1934). The characteristics and behavior of the desert bighorn sheep

Detailed information
Full Name: Peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)
Where found: U.S.A. (CA) Peninsular Ranges
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/18/1998 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) U.S.A. (CA) Peninsular Ranges
  • States/US Territories in which the Peninsular bighorn sheep, Peninsular CA pop. is known to or is believed to occur: California
  • US Counties in which the Peninsular bighorn sheep, Peninsular CA pop. is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
04/27/2012 77 FR 25112 25116 5-Year Reviews of Species in California and Nevada
04/14/2009 74 FR 17288 17365 Designation of Critical Habitat for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep and Determination of a Distinct Population Segment of Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)
03/25/2009 74 FR 12878 12883 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
08/26/2008 73 FR 50498 50529 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Peninsular Ranges Population of Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni); Proposed Rule
01/10/2005 70 FR 1737 1738 Notice of Intent to Scope for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit Associated with the Agua Calliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Habitat Conservation Plan, Riverside County, CA
02/01/2001 66 FR 8650 8677 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Determination of Critical Habitat for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep; Final Rule
10/19/2000 65 FR 62691 62692 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of Comment Period and Notice of Availability of Draft Economic Analysis on Proposed Critical Habitat Determination for the Peninsular Bighorn Sheep. Notice of Availability of Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Distribution Map
07/05/2000 65 FR 41405 41424 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for the Peninsular Bighorn Sheep
12/29/1999 64 FR 73057 73058 Notice of Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan for the Bighorn Sheep in the Peninsular Ranges for Review and Comment
03/18/1998 63 FR 13134 13150 ETWP; Endangered status for the Peninsular Ranges Population Segment of the Desert Bighorn Sheep in Southern California
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