Endangered Species Bulletin articles from July 2000

Endangered Species Bulletin archives from July 2000

The Changing Face of HCPs.(habitat conservation plans)
July 1, 2000... Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as originally enacted in 1973, authorized permits for the taking of listed species by non-federal entities only under very limited circumstances.(1) These permitting provisions were not flexible...

A Treasured Place.(Coachella Valley, California)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... An ever-changing sea of sand moves across the Coachella Valley's desert floor past the lush green palm oases dotting the ancient landscape. As the sand fans out from the mouth of the canyons, winds lift and sweep it through the valley, placing...

Indiana's First HCP Conserves Least Tern.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The Cinergy Corporation's Gibson Generating Station is a 3,250 megawatt coal-fired electrical generating station that helps provide electricity to over 1.4 million Cinergy customers. But the facility produces more than electricity--it also...

Butterflies Benefit from Statewide HCP.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Endangered Karner blue butterflies (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in Wisconsin will be protected by the first comprehensive statewide conservation agreement authorized under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agreement, known as the Wisconsin...

Deep in the Heart of Texas.(Habitat Conservation Plans)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The biologically diverse Texas Hill Country, composed of a wide swath of the Edwards Plateau west of the Balcones Escarpment, is home to 9 endangered species (3 birds and 6 karst invertebrates), more than 70 other rare animal and plant species,...

Washington County's HCP: Four Years Later.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... In the May/June 1996 Endangered Species Bulletin, biologist Marilet Zablan outlined the difficult process of developing a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for Washington County, Utah. The plan was designed to protect important desert tortoise...

Forest Land HCPs: A Case Study.
July 1, 2000... The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages nearly 1.6 million acres (650,000 hectares) of forest land in Washington within the range of the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina). It is responsible for ensuring that...

Multi-species HCPs: Experiments with the Ecosystem Approach.
July 1, 2000... Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) can be a tool for the transition from reactive species-by-species management to the generally more effective ecosystem approach. In Washington State, for example, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)is working...

LISTING ACTIONS.
July 1, 2000... During April and May 2000, the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published the following Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing actions in the Federal Register. The full text of each proposed and final rule...

ON THE WEB.(information on Habitat Conservation Plan program)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... For more information on our Habitat Conservation Plan program, please visit our website. Just go to the Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Homepage (http://endangered.fws.gov) and click on the button at the left marked "HCPs." At...

Region 1.(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Aleutian Canada Goose (Branta canadensis leupareia) An interesting development at Humboldt Bay (California) NWR may help in planning future habitat management. More Aleutian Canada geese are using the refuges's Salmon Creek Unit than at any...

Region 4.(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Wood Stork (Mycterta americana) The Service, in cooperation with several other state, federal, and private organizations, hopes to conduct surveys during the upcoming nesting season, beginning in October, to determine the current status of the...

Region 5.(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
July 1, 2000... Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Two bald eagle chicks grew rapidly in a wild nest located on an island in the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts. What made this nest unique was the placement of a video camera above the nest that...

BOX SCORE.(endangered and threatened species)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2000... Listings and Recovery Plans as of August 31, 2000 ENDANGERED THREATENED GROUP U.S. FOREIGN U.S. FOREIGN MAMMALS 63 252 9 16 BIRDS 78 175...