Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Egyptian Tortoise
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2023-03-30 · Effective 2023-05-01 · 88 FR 19004
Document
Document number
2023-06312
Federal Register citation
88 FR 19004
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2023-03-30
Effective date
2023-05-01
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2020-0114
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are listing the Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni; syn. Testudo werneri), a terrestrial tortoise from Libya, Egypt, and Israel, as a threatened species with a rule issued under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. The rule issued under section 4(d) of the Act provides measures that are necessary and advisable to provide for the conservation of this species.