# Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Final rule. · Published 2009-02-25 · Effective 2009-03-27 · 74 FR 8616
## Document
- **Document number:** E9-3512
- **Category:** endangered-species
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 74 FR 8616
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2009-02-25
- **Effective date:** 2009-03-27
- **Interior docket:** FWS-R6-ES-2008-0026
## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate revised critical habitat for the contiguous United States distinct population segment of the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) (lynx) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 39,000 square miles (mi<SUP>2</SUP>) (101,010 square kilometers (km<SUP>2</SUP>)) fall within the boundaries of the revised critical habitat designation, in five units in the States of Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Washington.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/02/25/E9-3512/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-revised-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-the)
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