Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for North American Wolverine
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2023-11-30 · Effective 2024-01-02 · 88 FR 83726
Document
Document number
2023-26206
Federal Register citation
88 FR 83726
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule and interim rule with request for comments.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2023-11-30
Effective date
2024-01-02
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2023-0216
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine threatened species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for the distinct population segment (DPS) of the North American wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus) occurring in the contiguous United States. This rule adds the contiguous U.S. DPS of the North American wolverine to the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. We are also issuing an interim rule under the authority of section 4(d) of the Act (an "interim 4(d) rule") that provides the prohibitions, and exceptions to those prohibitions, necessary and advisable for the conservation of the contiguous U.S. DPS of the North American wolverine.