Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Wolverine vs. Climate Change




Wolverine
“Recent Actions : On April 2nd and 3rd of 2014, the Service convened a panel of scientific experts to provide input on the potential effects of future climate changes on wolverines and their habitat. The panel was organized in response to peer review and state comments we received after publication of the proposed rule to list wolverines. We are posting the results here so that people may provide comments to us about these results prior to the end the of the comment period which closes on May 6th, 2014. Please go to regulations.gov and search for "wolverine" to send us your comments.

February 4, 2014 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a Federal Register notice that will extend the deadline for our final decision on whether to list the wolverine under the Endangered Species Act. The Act allows for such an extension when there is substantial scientific disagreement regarding the sufficiency or accuracy of the available data relevant to the decision at issue. During the peer review process on our proposed rule to list the wolverine as threatened, we received a variety of opinions from the scientific community concerning the information we used to develop the proposed rules. In response, we will be extending the deadline for the final listing decision by 6 months to further evaluate areas of scientific disagreement and uncertainty as they relate to the wolverine listing decision.”

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