Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for the New Zealand-Australia Distinct Population Segment of the Southern Rockhopper Penguin
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2011-02-22 · Effective 2011-03-24 · 76 FR 9681
Document
Document number
2011-3732
Federal Register citation
76 FR 9681
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2011-02-22
Effective date
2011-03-24
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R9-IA-2008-0069
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine threatened status for the New Zealand/Australia distinct population segment of the southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. This final rule implements the Federal protections provided by the Act for this species.