Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Regulations for the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Wolf
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2015-01-16 · Effective 2015-02-17 · 80 FR 2512
Document
Document number
2015-00436
Federal Register citation
80 FR 2512
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2015-01-16
Effective date
2015-02-17
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2013-0056
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), revise the regulations for the nonessential experimental population of the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. This action is being taken in coordination with our final rule in this Federal Register to list the Mexican wolf as an endangered subspecies. The regulatory revisions in this rule will improve the project to reintroduce a nonessential experimental population, thereby increasing potential for recovery of this species.