# Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 12 Species on Hawai`i Island
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Final rule. · Published 2024-03-12 · Effective 2024-04-11 · 89 FR 17902
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-04588
- **Category:** endangered-species
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 17902
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2024-03-12
- **Effective date:** 2024-04-11
- **Interior docket:** Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2023-0017
## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for 12 federally endangered species on the island of Hawai`i under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. In total, approximately 119,326 acres (48,289 hectares) on the island of Hawai`i, in the State of Hawaii, fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. This rule extends the Act's protections to these species' designated critical habitats.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/12/2024-04588/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-12-species-on)
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