May 1981, Vol. VI, No. 5

KISHAWILIMJFK SKRVK-K ENDANGERED SPECIES TECHNICAL BULLETIN

Department of the Interior • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Endangered Species Program, Washington, D.C. 20240

SERVICE LIFTS IMPORT BAN

A ban on the commercial importation would require a certificate from the of the {Megaleia rufa), Australian Government insuring that a eastern gray kangaroo {Macropus State had developed an effective giganteus), and western gray kangaroo sustained-yield management program, (Macropus fuliginosus), has been lifted and that taking would not be detrimental by the Service, effective May 29, 1981 to the species, before allowing commer- (F.R. 4/29/81). According to the Service, four cial importation of any such wildlife Australian States have established that originating from that State. their management programs are effective Although kangaroo populations ap- and that commercial importation of pear to be abundant now, the Service , and their parts or products, w/ill maintains that a Threatened classifica- not be detrimental to the species. tion is still warranted. Previously, all The importation ban had been in ef- three of these species seem to have fect since December 30, 1974, w/hen been overexploited, a condition which these species were listed as Threatened. could conceivably occur again. Also, it is At that time the Service stated that it not unusual for all three species to ex- perience periods of great abundance fol- lowed by periods of relative scarcity. In addition, none of these species are BULLETIN protected under any international trade Australian management of kangaroos control. These factors led the Service to has led to the Service's lifting of the ban MAILING LIST continue Its Threatened listing of these on imports. SCHEDULED kangaroos. Australian Management Programs authority and attached to kangaroos FOR CUT taken. Quotas will be controlled by the The Australian States in question number of tags issued. Due to budgetary restraints, we must (Queensland, New South Wales, South New South Wales is divided into limit the distribution of the BULLETIN to , and Western Australia) have management areas. Several of these, Federal employees only. The names of all complied with the Service require- which together form an area greater than all other persons currently receiving the ments. In Queensland, all 24 species of one-third of the State, are closed to com- BULLETIN will be removed from the the family are protected mercial . Where commercial mailing list prior to distribution of the by law. Kangaroo populations are con- hunting is allowed, either a license or the June 1981 BULLETIN. tinuously monitored and safe harvesting services of a licensed professional All Federal employees who now levels are determined on an annual shooter must be obtained. These receive the BULLETIN should make cer- basis. Other than short-term seasonal shooters are limited in number and are tain that their agency affiliation is noted fluctuations, no adverse downward restricted to a particular management on the mailing label affixed to this copy. trends in the size of the harvest have zone. Other safeguards in this State in- If it is not, they should write the editor been observed over many years. clude the regulation of minimum weights asking that the address be modified to of carcasses and lengths of skins which include the name of their Federal Shooters in Queensland must have may be legally taken, and a requirement employer. permits, are restricted to a particular "fauna district," and must obtain written that wholesalers and retailers trading in We regret that service cannot be con- permission from the landholders on kangaroo or products keep tinoed to all our readers. whose properties they shoot. Tags must records of all transactions on pre- The Editor- be purchased from the State fauna Continued on page 5 Rancho Nuevo, Mexico. The field crew was trained and given assistance in transporting equipment necessary for egg collection and incubation and adult turtle banding. The camp, which was set up as of April 15, received its first nesters the next day. The Rancho Nuevo sea turtle opera- tion is an extremely delicate one, representing an international cooperative effort between the United States and Mexico. There have been several instances in past seasons of un- expected visitors at the facility. The camp is not equipped to handle visitors who have not made prior arrangements with Mexican officials. Any person desir- ing to visit this season must coordinate with Jack Woody, Region 2, well in ad- vance, or they may not be accepted in the camp by Mexican personnel. The Regional Office has copies The headstarted Kemp's Ridley turtles Endangered Species Program re- available of abstracts of papers from last season will be released on June gional staffers have reported the follow- presented at the Symposium on 3 off the Padre Island National Seashore ing activities for the month of April. Threatened and Endangered Plants, by the National Marine Fisheries Serv- Region 1. The California Least Tern held in Ashland, Oregon, in July 1980. ice (NMFS). The turtles, not yet one year (Sterna albifrons browni) Recovery Plan Region 2. Jack Woody and David old, number between 1,500 and 2,000. has been printed and will be distributed Bowman went to Brownsville, Texas, to The Galveston NMFS laboratory, home through the Fish and Wildlife Reference help set up the fourth Kemp's Ridley sea of this headstart program, is scheduled Service in Denver. turtle (Lepldochelys kempii) camp at to close. Alternative arrangements are being explored for continuing the Region 2, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program for this most endangered of all NM 87103 (505-766-2321): Jerry sea turtle species. Washington, D.C. 20240 Stegman, Acting Regional Director-, A reintroduction program for the Robert F. Stephens, Assistant Regional F. Eugene Hester, Acting Director Director; Jack B. Woody, Endangered Colorado squawfish (Ptychocheilus (202-343-4717) Species Specialist. lucius) has been initiated through the Rnald E. Lambertson Region 3, Federal BIdg., Fort Snelling, cooperative efforts of the Service and the Associate Director and Twin Cities, MN 55111 (612-725-3500); States of California, New Mexico, Endangered Species Program Manager Harvey Nelson, Regional Director-, Arizona, and Utah. The stocking (202-343-4646) Daniel H. Bumgarner, Assistant proposal has been actively accepted by Harold J. O'Connor Regional Director, James M. Engel, Arizona and New Mexico, with California Deputy Associate Director Endangered Species Specialist. and Utah giving serious consideration to (202-343-4646) Region 4, Richard B. Russell Federal future participation. John Spinl

ENDANGERED THREATENED SPECIES and private individuals during the Category U.S. U.S.S Foreign U.S. U.S.S Foreign TOTAL regular comment period (June 16 to July Only Foreign Only Only Foreign Only 16, 1980) and the reopened comment period (September 16 to October 16, Mammals 15 17 224 3 0 21 280 1980). One of the major legal points of Birds 52 14 144 3 0 0 213 the opposition was that allowing com- Reptiles 7 6 55 8 4 0 80 mercial importation was contrary to the Amphibians 5 0 8 3 0 0 16 protection granted to a Threatened Fishes 29 4 11 12 0 0 56 Snails 2 0 1 5 0 0 species under the Endangered Species 8 Clams 23 0 2 0 0 0 25 Act of 1973, as amended. Crustaceans 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 In its final ruling to lift the ban on com- Insects 7 0 0 4 2 0 13 mercial importation of kangaroos, and Plants 48 2 0 7 1 2 60 their parts and products, the Service TOTAL 189 43 445 45 7 23 752 responded that these kangaroos repre- sent an unusual case where a species * Separate populations of a species,listed both as Endangered and Threatened, are may at some time in the future be tallied twice. Species which are thus accounted for are the gray wolf, bald eagle, Amer- vulnerable because of potential threats, ican alligator, green sea turtle, and Pacific ridley sea turtle. yet presently occurs in such numbers as to require control measures. The Serv- Number of species currently proposed: 18 animals ice has found that the requirements of 50 11 plants CFR 17.40(a) have been met and that Number of Critical Habitats listed: 48 Number of Recovery Teams appointed: 68 commercial import can be permitted. In Number of Recovery Plans approved: 41 addition, the Service is of the opinion Number of Cooperative Agreements signed with States: that because of the current abundance 38 fish & wildlife of kangaroos and the potential indis- 10 plants criminate use of poisons by ranchers to reduce their numbers, a regulated com- April 30, 1981 mercial harvest by licensed private hunters is the most acceptable way to control populations and avoid greater threats posed by other control methods. NEW PUBLICATIONS Review Period Rare and Endangered Vascular Plant office also has for free distribution a After 2 years, the Service will again Species in New Jersey, published by the limited quantity of the Eastern Peregrine review the entire situation and determine Conservation and Environmental Studies Falcon Recovery Plan. Write the above whether the importation ban should be Center (a private conservation group) in address to request a copy. reimposed. Unless the best available cooperation with the Fish and Wildlife Extinction: The Causes and Conse- scientific and commercial data at that Service can be received free of charge quences of the Disappearance of time suggests otherwise, commercial im- by writing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Species, a new Random House publica- port of kangaroos, and their parts and Service, Attention: Mr. Richard Dyer, tion by Paul and Anne Ehrlich, provides a products, will continue without a require- Suite 700, One Gateway Center, Newton clear, well-reasoned explanation for sav- ment for a permit from the United States Corner, Massachusetts 02158. ing endangered species. Extinction is for individual shipments. The Service's Newton Corner regional available in local book stores.

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Department of the Interior • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Endangered Species Program, Washington, D.C. 20240 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Int 423 May 1981, Vol. VI, No. 5 population is present. However, high water conditions have precluded ade- quate sampling to date. The recovery The Endangered Cui-ui— team plans to meet in September for a status review and discussions on Up the River to Recovery whether to recommend reclassification or delisting of the species. by G. Gary Scoppettone for the National As part of a continuing review of the Fishery Research Laboratory, Seattle, Kentucky cave (Palemonias Washington. Mr. Scoppettone is a ganteri), known only from IVIammoth Fishery Management Biologist at the Cave National Park, the National Park Fisheries Assistance Office, Reno, Service has solicited bids for a status Nevada. survey of the species and has tentatively selected a contractor. The cost of the Historically, springtime marked the project will be shared by the Fish and annual migration of the cui-ui Wildlife Service if the contract is given (Chasmistes cujus) from Pyramid Lake, final approval. Nevada, upstream into the lower Region 5. An attractive poster featur- Truckee River to spawn. For centuries ing the Endangered peregrine falcon this event attracted the neighboring {Faico peregrinus) was recently Paiute Indians from miles around, who Adult cui-ui being gathered at the Marble developed and is available from the came to harvest cui-ui (most commonly Bluff Fish Handling Facility for release in Regional Office. pronounced "kwee-wee") which they the lower Truckee River. Region 6. The January issue of the regarded highly as food. In recent years, BULLETIN discussed a complaint filed in however, spawning runs of the En- U.S. District Court in Cabinet Mountains dangered fish became precariously low, program has been operated in- Wilderness/Scotchman's Peai< Grizziy bringing an end to this native American dependently by the Pyramid Lake Tribe. Bears, et al. v. Peterson, et al. The com- tradition. In 1969, the Paiute Indians In 1976, the Bureau of Reclamation plaint involved a mineral exploration ceased all harvest of the cui-ui, and now (now the Water and Power Resources program approved by the U.S. Forest the Pyramid Lake species is protected Service) completed a 3-mile long Service in the Kootenai National Forest, under the Endangered Species Act of fishway, which includes four fish ladders, Montana. The Service prepared a 1973. along the Truckee River to again permit biological opinion on the effects of the Imperilment of the cui-ui resulted cui-ui spawner access to the river. The operation on the grizzly bear (Ursos primarily from Derby Dam and the ladders were easily traversed by arctos horribiiis). Newlands Project, one of the earliest (stocked) Lahontan cutthroat , but On April 15,1981, the court denied the (1905) Federal land reclamation efforts. water velocities proved too great for the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment Derby Dam, which was constructed 40 lesser swimming ability of the cui-ui. No and upheld the Fish and Wildlife Service miles upstream from the mouth of the cui-ui used the fishway for the first two determination that the exploration ac- Truckee River, caused the diversion of years of its operation. (The Service han- tivities were not likely to jeopardize the water down a transbasinal canal dles the fishway operations.) continued existence of the grizzly bear. (Truckee Canal) into the Carson Basin In 1978, one ladder was partially The decision stated, 1) that the defen- and, thence, to agricultural lands. The modified to reduce water velocity; as a dants have met their burdens under both resulting enormous annual drawoff result, 33 cui-ui traversed the entire the Endangered Species Act and caused Pyramid Lake to subside, and an fishway and were captured upstream in National Environmental Policy Act, 2) extensive delta to form at the mouth of the Marble Bluff Fish Handling Facility. In that the decision to approve the the Truckee River. Water levels 1979, the same ladder was further American Smelting and Refining Com- decreased until, except in occasional modified, and 146 smaller cui-ui pany's drilling project was not arbitrary years with abnormally high spring run- traversed the entire fishway. These fish, and capricious, 3) that the relevant con- off, adult fish were unable to traverse the plus an additional 149 spawners col- siderations were before the Forest Serv- shallow delta to the Truckee River. lected in the fishway canal, were ice and the Fish and Wildlife Service and The drought of the 1930's had an ad- released in the lower Truckee River to were properly taken into account, and 4) ditional detrimental impact on Pyramid spawn. A second ladder was modified that the Forest Service decision must be Lake fish species. During that decade, for the 1980 cui-ui run, and the results upheld. both the cui-ui and the Pyramid Lake were again gratifying; nearly 5,000 In the summer of 1980, the Colorado Lahontan cutthroat trout {Salmo clarki spawners were collected at Marble Bluff. Natural Areas Program (CNAP) con- henshawi) were denied access to the These fishes along with the additional ducted field work, under contract to the Truckee River. The cui-ui, because of its 1,114 spawners were released in the Service, on 25 Colorado plant species. longevity (they have been aged to 18 lower Truckee. Recently, the remaining Status reports are now being written. years) and ability to reproduce success- two ladders have been modified, and CNAP is recommending that one of the fully in the few fresh water interfaces of even larger releases of cui-ui into the plants be listed as Endangered, four saline Pyramid Lake, was able to main- lower Truckee River are anticipated for listed as Threatened, and no action be tain at least a marginal population. The the 1981 season. It appears now that cui- taken now on the other 20 species Pyramid Lake strain of cutthroat trout, ui are "up the river to recovery." because they are either 1) not separate however, became extinct. To help insure the recovery of the taxonomic entities, 2) more widespread To insure the survival of the cui-ui, the species, the Service has developed the than presumed, or 3) in need of more Pyramid Lake Paiutes and the U.S. Fish Cui-ui Recovery Plan which has as its study. and Wildlife Service together initiated a primary objective to restore the species Region 7. On May 1-10 a field survey program at Dunn Hatchery on the Paiute to a nonendangered status and reclas- of Agattu and Amchitka Islands in the Indian Reservation to artificially sify it from Endangered to Threatened. Aleutians will be conducted. Surveyors propagate cui-ui. Fish reared at Dunn Biologists from the Nevada Department will search for returning Aleutian Canada Hatchery have been periodically of Wildlife, the University of Michigan, geese (Branta canadensis leucopareia) released into the lower Truckee River and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Indian which were released in past years to es- since shortly after the program began in Tribe assisted in the development of the tablish nesting colonies. 1973. Since 1977, the cui-ui hatchery plan. Information called for In the plan is be- ment of cui-ui to Pyramid Lake. Deter- should the State substantially change ex- ing researched jointly by the Service's mining flow requirements for optimal fish isting management programs or if other National Fishery Research Laboratory in passage, spawning, incubation, and changes occur which result in new Seattle, Washington, and the Fisheries nursery habitat are Integral to the study, threats to the species' recovery. Assistance Office in Reno, Nevada. As and are emphasized in the recovery If the State elects, alligator harvest directed by the plan guidelines, these plan. programs, increasing at a level commen- two Service groups intend to study the This team approach between research surate with controlled expanded Truckee River life history phase of the and operations should help assure that management plans, would likely in- cui-ui, document natural reproduction in this unique species will recover suf- crease the volume of alligator exports. the greatly man-altered lovi/er Truckee ficiently to allow reclassification and Exports will continue to be restricted by River, and then develop the baseline in- restoration of the cherished cui-ui the requirements of the Convention on formation needed to maximize recruit- fishery. International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The Service will continue to review the possi- Rulemaking Actions ble impact of alligator exports on other endangered crocodilians in international April 1981 trade and take appropriate action if evidence indicates restrictions are war- ranted. PROPOSAL RECOGNIZES STATEWIDE RECOVERY A minor boundary change in South Carolina proposed in the same rule to OF LOUISIANA ALLIGATORS close a 2-mile gap near Walterboro, will have no significant effect since it would New studies support a recent Service ing reclassifications: (1) Reclassification serve to formalize a 2-mile segment proposal to change the legal status of the to Threatened by Similarity of Ap- which the Service and the State already American alligator {Alligator mississip- pearance in three coastal parishes of are informally using. piensis) in 52 parishes in Louisiana (F.R. Louisiana, reflecting complete recovery Comments and suggestions from in- 5/1/81). If finalized, alligators affected by (F.R. 9/26/75); (2) Reclassification to terested parties concerning any aspect the proposal would be reclassified from Threatened, reflecting partial recovery in of these proposed rules should be sub- Endangered or Threatened status under all of Florida and certain coastal areas in mitted by June 30, 1981. Send com- the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and ments to Area Manager, Jackson Area Threatened under the Similarity of Ap- Texas (F.R. 1/10/77); and (3) Reclas- Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, pearance provision of the Act. Alligators sification to Threatened by Similarity of 200 East Pasacagoula Street, Suite 300, in the remaining 12 Louisiana parishes Appearance, again reflecting complete Jackson, Mississippi 39201. are already classified under the less recovery of nine additional parishes of A public meeting on the proposed restrictive Similarity of Appearance Louisiana (F.R. 6/25/79). Subsequent to reclassification was conducted by the status. the most recent reclassification, the Service on May 28, 1981. Two sessions of Effective law enforcement by the State Service has sponsored further review of the meeting will be held at the Colonade of Louisiana and the Service helped cur- the status of the alligator in Louisiana. Theater of the Louisiana State University tail taking, enabling the alligator to In June 1979, the Service contracted Union Building in Baton Rouge, at 1:00 pm recover from former low numbers and with Dr. R. H. Chabreck of Louisiana and 7:00 pm. regain biological stability in the State. State University to compile a status Reclassification of alligators in the 52 review of existing scientific and commer- Louisiana parishes, as proposed, would cial data on the alligator in Louisiana. be a formal recognition by the Service of Chabreck's report recommends state- SERVICE ACCEPTS the species' recovery and would make wide reclassification of the species in PETITION TO LIST available to the State an option to in- view of current protection, number of al- stitute alligator harvests on a statewide ligators, and an abundance of alligator MISSOURI FISH basis, in accordance with the Service's habitat. special rule on Threatened alligators and In June 1980, the Service began work- On December 10, 1980, the Ozark En- existing State laws. ing with Mr. Duane Taylor, wildlife dangered Species Task Force presented Because of similarity of appearance biologist with the Louisiana Department the Service substantial evidence to sup- with other alligators which occur in vary- of Wildlife and Fisheries, who has port a petition to add the Niangua darter ing densities in wetland habitats in other prepared two separate scientifically {Etheostoma nianguae) to the U.S. List of States (including Alabama, Arkansas, based reports analyzing alligator pop- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North ulations in non-marsh habitats. Taylor's and Plants. After reviewing the petition Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, 1980 report, which concentrated on the and a supporting status report, the Serv- and Texas), it would still be necessary to central and northern portion of the State, ice published formal acceptance of the impose some restrictions on commercial provides evidence that the Louisiana al- document (F.R. 4/9/81). activities involving species taken in ligator population is stable, being limited A comprehensive report on the Louisiana. These provisions would in- by the support capability of the habitat, Niangua darter, submitted as the basis of sure the conservation of other alligator and that no further significant increase in the petition, was prepared by Dr. William populations as well as other crocodilians alligator numbers can be expected. L. Pliger of the Missouri Department of that are Endangered or Threatened. Conservation. It includes information on Effects of Proposal the distribution, status, and life history of Recovery and Review the species, and also includes a Reclassification of all alligators In thorough review of the literature on this The alligator was first classified as En- Louisiana to Threatened by Similarity of species. dangered throughout its range in 1967, Appearance would remove Federal The species Is rare, localized in occur- due to a reduction in numbers from agency responsibilities under Section 7 rence, and vulnerable to extinction, be- hunting and . Subsequently, as of the Act. The proposed action, ing known only from the Osage River the alligator recovered in certain parts of however, would not be irreversible since basin in west central Missouri. Based on its range, the Service effected the follow- relisting of the species would be possible Continued on page 5 MISSOURI FISH africana) which would ease restrictions Ministers for Fisheries and Wildlife. The on domestic activities and bring the rule goal of management in this State is the Continued from page 4 into harmony with the trade provisions of continuation of self-perpetuating pop- the Convention on International Trade in ulations of kangaroos throughout their Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and preferred range. What hunting the State the information presently available, the Flora (F.R. 4/9/81). The Service intends allows, for commercial or damage Service believes that the species to publish a proposed rule on these mitigation reasons, is strictly limited by qualifies for Threatened status as modifications in the near future. the licensing of hunters and processors. defined by the Endangered Species Act To coordinate the management of 1973. programs of these four States, the The Service anticipates publishing Australian National Parks and Wildlife within the next few months a proposal to KANGAROO IMPORT Service reviews all recommendations for list the Niangua darter as Threatened. Continued from page 1 harvest quotas from each State. Comments on the species' status, dis- Current kangaroo population es- tribution, and Critical Habitat as well as scribed forms which are subject to in- timates for these States are as follows: information on potential environmental spection. Queensland, 25,000,000; South and economic impacts and effects on New South Wales has conducted Australia, 1,400,000; New South Wales, small entities are requested from all aerial surveys of its commercial zone in 5,000,000; Western Australia, 1,125,000. sources. Any data relevant to this notice four of the past five years to determine These figures are based only on the of review should be sent, by July 6, 1981, l

Affected CRITICAL HABITAT UPDATE Common Scientific C.H States Name Name Determined (Areas) The following table indicates all listed species for which Critical Habitat had been designated through May 31. 1981. Boa, Mona Epicrates monensis F.R. 2/3/78 PR Affected monensis Common Scientific CM States Coqui, golden Eleutherodactylus F.R.11/11/77 PR Name Name Determined (Areas) jasperi . American Crocodyius acutus F.R. 9/24/76- FL Iguana. Mona ground Cyclura stejnegeri F.R. 2/3/78 PR Bat. Indiana Myolis sodalis F.R, 9/24/76- IL, IN, KY MO, TN, WV Lizard, Coachella Valley Uma inornata F.R. 9/25/80 CA fringe-toed Bat. Virginia big-eared Plecotus lownsendii F.R. 11/30/79 WV virginianus Lizard. St. Croix ground Ameiva polops F.R. 6/3/77- Virgin Islands Manatee, Florida Trichechus manatus F.R. 9/24/76- FL Rat, Morro Bay kangaroo Dipodomys heermanni F.R. 8/11/77 CA Rattlesnake. New Mexican Crotaius willardi F.R. 8/4/78 NM morroensis ridge-nosed obscurus TX Wolf, gray Canis lupus F.R. 3/9/78 Ml, MN Salamander, San Marcos Eurycea nana F.R. 7/14/80 TX Blackbird, yellow-shouldered Agelaius xanthomus F.R. 11/19/76 PR Toad, Houston Buto houstonensis F.R. 1/31/78 UT Condor, California Gymnogyps F.R. 9/24/76- CA Tortoise, desert Gorpherus agassizii F.R.8/20/80 calHornianus Treefrog, Pine Barrens HySa andersonii F.R. 11/11/77 FL Crane. Mississippi sandhill Grus canadensis pulla F.R. 8/8/77 MS Turtle, leatherback sea Dermochelys coriacea F.R. 9/26/78 Virgin Crane, whooping Grus americana F.R. 5/15/78 CO. ID. KS. Islands NE.NM, OK Turtle, leatherback sea Dermochelys coriacea F.R.4/23/79-• - Virgin TX Islands Falcon, American peregrine Faico peregrinus F.R. 8/11/77 CA Turtle, Plymouth red-bellied Pseudemys rubiventris F.R. 4/2/80 MA anaium bangsi Kite, Everglade Rostrhamus sociabilis F.R. 8/11/77 FL Beetle. Delta green ground Eiaphrus viridis F.R.8/8/80 CA Palila Psfttirostra bailleui F.R. 8/11/77 HI Beetle, Valley elderberry Desmocerus californicus F.R. 8/8/80 CA Sparrow. Cape sable Ammospiza maritima F.R. 8/11/77 FL longhorn dimorphus mirabilis Butterfly. Oregon silverspot Speyeria zerene F.R. 7/2/80 OR Sparrow, dusky seaside Ammospiza maritima F.R. 8/11/77 FL hippolyta nigrescens Butterfly. Palos Verdes blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus F.R. 7/2/80 CA Cavefish, Alabama Speopiatyrhinus F.R. 9/9/77 AL palosverdesensis poulsoni Antioch Dunes evening primrose Oenothera deltoides F.R. 8/31/78 CA Chub, slender Hybopsis cahni F.R. 9/9/77 TN. VA ssp. howellii Chub, spotfin Hybopsis monacha F.R. 9/9/77 VA, TN, Contra Costa wallflower Erysimum capitatum F.R. 8/31/78 CA var. angustatum NC Gypsum wild buckwheat Eriogonum gypsophiium F.R. 1/19/81-• NM Darter, fountain Etheostoma tonticola F.R 7/14/80 TX Darter, leopard Percina pantherina F.R. 1/27/78 AK, OK Robbins' cinquefoil Potentiila robbinsiana F.R. 9/17/80 NH Darter, slackwater Etheostoma boschungi F.R. 9/9/77 AL, TN Texas wild rice Zizania texana F.R.7/14/80 TX Darter, snail Percina tanasi F.R. 4/1/76- TN Texas poppy-mallow Callirhoe scabriuscula F.R.1/13/81-- TX F.R. 1/19/81-- NM Gambusia. San Marcos Gambusia georgei F.R. 7/14/80 TX Todsens pennylroyal Hedeoma todsenii Madtom, yeollowfin Noturus flavipinnis F.R. 9/9/77 TN, VA Pupfish, Leon Springs Cyprinodon bovinus F.R. 8/15/80 TX •C.H. update/correction F.R.8;i1/77 Trout, little kern golden Solmo aguabonita F.R. 4/13/78 CA • • Effective Date 6/30/81 whitei •••National Marine Fisheries Service Designation Anole. giant Anoiis rooseveiti F.R. 7/21/77 PR EMERGENCY RULE EXPIRES The emergency listing as Endangered with Critical Habitat for the Osgood Mountain milk-vetch (Astragalus yoder-williamsii) expired on April 15, 1981. (See September 1980 BULLETIN for more information.) The service anticipates the publication of a new listing proposal for this species.

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