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May 1979, Vol. IV, No. 5 ENDANGERED SPECIES TECHNICAL BULLETIN Department of the Interior • U S Fish and Wildlife Service • Endangered Species Program, Washington, D.C 20240 SERVICE SETS GUIDELINES FOR RECOVERY PLANNING Revised guidelines have been ap- Part three describes the implemen- Finally, the appendix carries appro- proved by the Service for the develop- tation of the plan. Agency assign- priate documentation, maps, and let- ment and implemenatlon of recovery ments, priorities, and estimated fund- ters of comment or concurrence from plans, which are required under 1978 ing for the actions described in the affected agencies and organizations. amendments to the Endangered Spe- second part are identified here. This The length of recovery plans will cies Act. The guidelines also spell third section must be updated annu- vary depending on the complexity of out the responsibilities and limitations ally to maintain a 3-year assignment the issues at hand. The species' geo- of recovery teams, when it is neces- and anticipated funding schedule. Continued on page 3 sary for one to be appointed to ad- dress the needs of individual species. Under the 1978 amendments, a re- kcovery plan must be developed for Stamps Commemorate Endangered Flora every listed Endangered and Threat- ened species, except when the Secre- Four Endangered plants have been ily, is found only within a four-mile tary determines that "such a plan beautifully captured in a block of four area of northern Georgia and South will not promote the conservation of 15-cent stamps to be issued June 7, Carolina. Efforts are being made to the species." at a convention of The Garden Club propagate the species. A recovery plan is a guide which of America in Milwaukee. Existence of the Hawaiian wild recommends essential actions to All of the species being commemo- broad-bean {Vicia menziesii) is re- secure or restore an Endangered or rated occur in extremely limited habi- garded as precarious. This rare plant Threatened species as a self-sustain- tats. The persistent trillium {Trillium is thought to contain L-dopa, a chemi- ing member of its ecosystem. It pro- persistans), a member of the lily fam- cal used in the treatment of Parkin- vides the means for a coordinated ef- son's disease. fort between various agencies and Both the Contra Costa wallflower organizations, generally aimed at re- (Erysimum capitatum var. angustatum) classification of a species from En- and Antioch Dunes evening-primrose dangered to Threatened status, or a (Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii) are complete delisting. Although delisting found on the Antioch Dunes, which is the ultimate goal of all recovery formerly covered about 500 acres on plans, immediate actions may be rec- the south bank of the Sacramento-San ommended to prevent a species' ex- Joaquin River in Contra Costa County, tinction. California. The dunes have been re- duced by 90 percent due to agricul- Recovery Plan Format tural and industrial activities. To insure continuity, the guidelines Philatelists interested in obtaining suggest a format that contains three first day cancellations may do so by parts and an appendix for each plan. buying the stamps at their own post The first part is an introduction, to in- offices and sending stamped, self- clude information on the species' addressed envelopes with a remit- habitat needs, current and historic tance, preferably by personal check range, population limiting factors, (no cash), of 15 cents for each stamp status, and conservation efforts. or 60 cents for each block to be affixed The second part outlines the plan's by the Postal Service. Send these to objectives and subobjectives, and "Endangered Flora Stamps" at the should be reviewed as new informa- same address. Requests must be post- tion is obtained. marked no later than June 22. crane {Grus americana) was observed at the Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Idaho) on April 30. It appears that all four young whoopers in this experimental flock (three from the 1975 transplant and one placed there in 1976) will summer at Grays Lake again this year. Displays of Endangered Oregon plants were assembled by the Portland Regional Office and shown at the Na- tional Plant Society of Oregon's an- nual meeting as well as at the Native Plant Flower Show in Portland. Infor- mation packages containing county lists of Endangered and Threatened REGIONAL plants, with material on the Endan- gered Species Program, were also dis- BRIEFS tributed. (Additionally, the region has completed its status survey of MirabiUs macfarlanei, an Oregon plant, which Endangered Species Program re- provide brood stock for hatchery prop- may soon be recommended for list- gional staffers have reported the fol- agation. (About 60 adults have been ing.) lowing activities for the month of April. collected.) The U.S. Geological Survey Region 2. Nearly 250 woundfin (P/a- Region 1. Monitoring of the Cui-ui installed a staff gauge in the lower gopterus argentissimus) were collected {Chasmister cujus) spawning popula- Truckee River, which allows better from the Virgin River by the Woundfin tion in Pyramid Lake (Nevada) has be- control of the fishway operation. Recovery Team, consultants, and area gun—an operation also intended to One additional subadult whooping and regional office representatives. The fish were transported to Dexter National Fish Hatchery for propagation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, and eventual reintroduction within Washington, D.C. 20240 NM 87103 (505-766-2321): W. O. Nel- their historic range. son, Regional Director; Robert F. Ste- The Houston toad (Bufo houstonen- Lynn A. Greenwalt, Director phen, Assistant Regional Director; sis) spawned in the Houston Zoo for (202-343-4717) Jack B. Woody, Endangered Species the second year. (The largest single Harold J. O'Connor Specialist. Acting Associate Director and concentration of breeding adults in the Region 3, Federal BIdg., Fort Snelling, wild was located during April on pri- Endarjgered Species Program Manager Twin Cities, MN 5511 (612-725-3500); (202-343-4646) Harvey Nelson, Regional Director; vate land in Bastrop County, Texas.) C. Phillip Agee Delbert H. Rasmussen, Assistant Re- No individuals were located in the Acting Deputy Associate Director gional Director; James M. Engel, En- latest U.S./Mexican attempts to live- (202-343-4646) dangered Species Specialist. capture Mexican gray wolves {Canis John Spinks, Chief, Region 4, P.O. Box 95067, Atlanta, GA lupus baileyi) in Mexico for captive Office of Endangered Species 30347 (404-881-4671): Kenneth E. breeding in the U.S. to bolster recov- (703/235-2771) Black. Regional Director; Harold W. ery of this subspecies (see March 1979 Richard Parsons, Ctiief, Benson, Assistant Regional Director; BULLETIN). Federal Wildlife Permit Office Alex B. Montgomery, Endangered (703/235-1937) Species Specialist. Service biologists and field crew ar- Clark R. Bavin, Chief, Region 5, Suite 700, One Gateway Cen- rived at Rancho Nuevo, Mexico, to Division of Law Enforcement ter, Newton Corner, MA 02158 (617- assist Mexican biologists and marines (202-343-9242) 965-5100): Howard Larsen, Regional for the second year in their efforts to Director; Gordon T. Nightingale, As- protect Kemp's ridley sea turtles (Lepi- TECHNICAL BULLETIN STAFF sistant Regional Director; Paul Nick- dochelys kempii). All eggs laid have Dona Finnley, Editor erson. Endangered Species Specialist. been transplanted to a central "cor- Morey Norkin, Editorial Asst. Region 6, P.O. Box 25486, Denver Fed- ral," adult females have been tagged, (703/235-2407) eral Center, Denver, CO 80225 (303- and hatchlings are being escorted on 234-2209): Harvey Willoughby, Re- their scurry to the Gulf. (Biologists Regional Offices gional Director; Charles E. Lane, >As- will also conduct drift surveys, radio- Region 1, Suite 1692, Lloyd 500 BIdg., sistant Regional Director; Don Rogers, 500 N.E. Multnomah St.. Portland, OR Endangered Species Specialist. track offshore females, survey aerially 97232 (503-231-6118): R. Kahler Mar- Alaska Area, 1101 E Tudor Rd., Anchor- for additional nesting sites and distri- tinson, Regional Director; Edward B. age, AK 99057 (907-276-3800, ext. 495): bution of offshore turtles, and collect Chamberlain, Assistant Regional Di- Keith M. Schrelner, Acting Area Direc- 2,000 eggs for a reestablishment at- rector: David B. Marshall, Endangered tor, Dan Benfield, Endnagered Spe- tempt on Padres Island National Sea- Species Specialist. cies Specialist. shore, Texas.) Of the 100 females U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regions tagged since they began nesting on Region 1: California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Pacific Trust Territories. April 13, fourteen wore tags from the Region 2; Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Region 3: Illinois, Indiana, f^ichigan, Minne- previous year. Over 20,000 eggs were sota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Region 4: Alabama. Arltansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentuclty, Louisiana, t^^ississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Region collected from 200 nests during April. 5: Connecticut. Delaware. I^aine, t^aryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Region 3. Regional staffers are very Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont; Virginia and West Virginia. Region 6: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, pleased with cooperation received tvlissouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Alaska Area: Alaska. from Minnesota Air National Guard The ENDANGERED SPECIES