CROCLIST: USFWS to Reclassify Crocodylus acutus

[Steve Grenard]

I saw that including the final rule which I just posted. It is odd that
according to the account posted they are accepting
comments until May 23rd and requests for hearing up to May 9th,2007.



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Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 11:29 PM
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Subject: Re: CROCLIST: USFWS to Reclassify Crocodylus acutus


The USFWS has already updated the status of C. acutus to Threatened on there
website, although I believe the lowered status is not official until
04/14/2007

I see no "special rules" being implicated for this species under the
threatened status.

C. moreletii is next to be lowered and then Broad Snout Caiman

Best Regards,
Don Tonak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Grenard" <sgrenard at si.rr.com>
To: "Croclist" <croclist at lists.gatorhole.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 11:21 PM
Subject: CROCLIST: USFWS to Reclassify Crocodylus acutus


> U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service To Reclassify American Crocodile From
> Endangered To Threatened
>
> March 24, 2007 2:42 p.m. EST
>
>
> George McGinn - All Headline News Staff Reporter
> Vero Beach, FL (AHN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday
proposed
> to remove the American Crocodile from endangered to threatened status. The
> proposal also calls for a five-year review.
>
> The American crocodile, which is only found in Florida, was almost extinct
> when it was listed in 1975 as endangered. The FWS said that since then,
the
> crocodile's population has more than doubled, and its distribution has
> expanded.
>
> Acquisition of land to provide protection of many important nesting areas
> has helped.
>
> In 1980, The Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Reserve, a 5000-acre habitat
> was purchased, and also in 1980, the Everglades National Park established
a
> crocodile sanctuary in northeastern Florida Bay. The sanctuary is made up
of
> both publicly and privately owned properties that are managed for
> conservation purposes to provide potential crocodile habitat.
>
> In the Federal Register published Thursday, it states, "We have determined
> that the American crocodile in its range in Florida meets the criteria of
a
> distinct population segment (DPS) as stated in our policy of Feb. 17,
1996."
>
> If the proposed change in status is approved, the American crocodile in
> Florida will continue to be Federally protected as a threatened species.
>
> "It's just one step closer to recovery, but it still has many, many
> threats," Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Tom MacKenzie told the
> Associated Press. "It's still protected with the full force of federal
law."
>
> The Federal Register states that in 1976, it was estimated that there was
> about 300 crocodiles in Florida, with about 10 to 20 breeding females.
> Today, the FWS estimates there are about 1,000 crocodiles, not including
> hatchlings, and about 50 nests.
>
> Any American crocodile found outside the Florida DPS will still retain its
> endangered status, according to the FWS final rule issued Dec. 18, 1979.
In
> addition, the crocodile will still be listed as endangered, according to
the
> Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
>
> The FWS is accepting written comments and materials from the public, which
> must be received by May 23. Public hearing request must be received by May
> 9.
>
> Anyone wanting more information or wishing to submit a public comment may
> call Cindy Schulz, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero
> Beach, FL, 32960. Schulz may also be contacted by phone at 772-562-4288 or
> by e-mail at cindy-schulz at fws.gov.
>
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