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Ursus arctos horribilis

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Detailed information
Full Name: Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Where found: U.S.A. (portions of ID and MT, see §17.84(l))
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 07/28/1975 Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) U.S.A., conterminous (lower 48) States, except where listed as an experimental population
Experimental Population, Non-Essential 11/17/2000 Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) U.S.A. (portions of ID and MT, see §17.84(l))
Under Review Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) North Cascades Ecosystem Recovery Zone Population
Under Review 07/28/1975 Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Distinct Population Segment
  • Population location: U.S.A., conterminous (lower 48) States, except where listed as an experimental population

    Listing status:  Threatened

    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur:  Idaho , Montana , Washington , Wyoming
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  Benton Lake Wetland Management District, Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge, Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge, Nine-Pipe National Wildlife Refuge, Northwest Montana Wetland Management District-Flathead County  ... Show All Refuges
    • Additional species information
  • Population location: U.S.A. (portions of ID and MT, see §17.84(l))

    Listing status:  Experimental Population, Non-Essential

  • Population location: North Cascades Ecosystem Recovery Zone Population

    Listing status:  Under Review

  • Population location: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Distinct Population Segment

    Listing status:  Under Review

    This population has been proposed for delisting
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
09/07/2016 81 FR 61658 61661 ETWP; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period; availability of peer review and supplementary documents.
03/11/2016 81 FR 13173 13227 Proposed Rule: Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
01/12/2016 81 FR 1368 1375 90-Day Findings on 17 Petitions; Petition findings and initiation of status reviews
12/24/2015 80 FR 80583 80614 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
02/19/2015 80 FR 8894 8896 North Cascades Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Washington AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent.
12/05/2014 79 FR 72449 72497 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/22/2013 77 FR 70103 70162 Review of Native Species That are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
05/21/2013 78 FR 29774 29775 Draft Revised Supplement to the Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan; Extension of Public Comment Period
05/03/2013 78 FR 26064 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Conservation Strategy for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear
05/03/2013 78 FR 26064 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Conservation Strategy for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear
Recovery

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab

Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
03/11/2016 Draft 2016 Conservation Strategy for the Grizzly Bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
03/11/2016 Draft Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy Appendices View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
03/11/2016 Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Draft Revised Supplement: Revised Demographic Recovery Criteria for the Yellowstone Ecosystem View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
05/03/2013 Draft Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
05/03/2013 Draft Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy Appendices View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
03/13/2007 Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement: Revised Demographic Recovery Criteria for the Yellowstone Ecosystem View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
03/13/2007 Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement: Habitat-based Recovery Criteria for the Yellowstone Ecosystem View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
06/23/1997 Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement: North Cascades Ecosystem Recovery Plan Chapter View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
09/11/1996 Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement: Bitterroot Ecosystem Recovery Plan Chapter View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
09/10/1993 Revised Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Citation Page
Title
06/22/2001 66 FR 33620 33622 ETWP; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bears in the Bitterroot Area of Idaho and Montana; Removal of Regulations
11/17/2000 65 FR 69624 69643 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bears in the Bitterroot Area of Idaho and Montana
10/17/1989 54 FR 42524 42528 ETWP; Proposed Revision of Special Regulations for the Grizzly Bear; 54 FR 42524 42528
09/23/1986 51 FR 33753 33760 Revision of Special Regulations for Grizzly Bear; 51 FR 33753-33760
07/17/1986 51 FR 25914 25919 Proposed Revision of Special Regulations for Grizzly Bear; 51 FR 25914- 25919
08/29/1985 50 FR 35086 35089 Modification of Special Regulations for Grizzly Bear; 50 FR 35086-35089
12/04/1980 45 FR 80444 80448 Final Findings for Export of Bobcat, Lynx, River Otter, Alaskan Gray Wolf & Alaskan Brown Bear Taken in 80-81 Season
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
03/11/2016 Draft 2016 Conservation Strategy for the Grizzly Bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
03/11/2016 Draft Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy Appendices View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
03/11/2016 Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Draft Revised Supplement: Revised Demographic Recovery Criteria for the Yellowstone Ecosystem View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
05/03/2013 Draft Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
05/03/2013 Draft Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy Appendices View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
03/13/2007 Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement: Revised Demographic Recovery Criteria for the Yellowstone Ecosystem View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
03/13/2007 Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement: Habitat-based Recovery Criteria for the Yellowstone Ecosystem View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
06/23/1997 Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement: North Cascades Ecosystem Recovery Plan Chapter View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
09/11/1996 Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement: Bitterroot Ecosystem Recovery Plan Chapter View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
09/10/1993 Revised Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
03/11/2016 81 FR 13173 13227 Proposed Rule: Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
  • Proposed Delisting, Recovered
05/03/2013 78 FR 26064 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Conservation Strategy for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear
  • Notice Doc. Availability, Post Delisting Monitoring Plan
03/22/2013 78 FR 17708 17709 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Supplement to the Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
04/18/2007 72 FR 19549 19551 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Seven Wildlife Species and Two Plant Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
03/29/2007 72 FR 14866 14938 Final Rule Designating the Greater Yellowstone Area Population of Grizzly Bears as a Distinct Population Segment; Removing the Yellowstone Distinct Population Segment of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List as Endangered the Yellowstone Distinct Population Segment of Grizzly Bears
  • Final Delisting, Recovered
  • Final Listing, Threatened
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Not substantial
03/13/2007 72 FR 11376 11377 Supplements to the Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan
  • Notice Recovery Plan Avail.
03/13/2007 72 FR 11376 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Conservation Strategy for the Grizzly Bear in the Greater Yellowstone Area
  • Notice Doc. Availability
  • Notice Doc. Availability, Post Delisting Monitoring Plan
11/17/2005 70 FR 69854 69884 Designating the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears as a Distinct Population Segment; Removing the Yellowstone Distinct Population Segment of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule
  • Proposed Delisting, Recovered
  • Proposed Listing, Threatened
03/09/2000 65 FR 12570 Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for Grizzly Bear Recovery in the Bitterroot Ecosystem
  • Notice Doc. Availability
03/02/2000 65 FR 11340 Availability of Draft Conservation Strategy for the Grizzly Bear in the Yellowstone Ecosystem
  • Notice Doc. Availability
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