Candidate Conservation Agreement

Data Definitions

Title	Conservation Agreement for the Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)
USFWS Region(s)	7
USFWS Field Office(s)	Fairbanks Fish And Wildlife Field Office
Status	C
Involved Agency	USFWS
Date Information
Date Agreement Signed	09/12/2006
Date Agreement Withdrawn	---
Date Agreement Expired	---
Area Description Information
Location	Yellow-billed loon breeding distribution on the North Slope and west coast of Alaska
Species	Loon, yellow-billed - (Gavia adamsii) Current ESA Status: C ESA Status at time of signing: UR
Habitat	In northern Alaska, YBLO breed within the National Petroleum Reserve�Alaska (NPR-A) on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and on State of Alaska lands between the Colville and the Canning rivers, and on Alaska Native-owned Lands within the North Slope Borough. In western Alaska YBLO are found breeding primarily along the coastal fringe of the Seward Peninsula on Selawik National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, administered by the National Park Service (NPS); and on scattered small parcels of BLM and Alaska Native-owned lands. Small numbers of YBLO have also been found nesting on Alaska Native-owned lands located on St. Lawrence Island. Yellow-billed loons nest exclusively in coastal and inland low-lying tundra from 62-74 N latitude, in association with permanent, fish-bearing lakes.
States	Alaska
Size (Total Area Covered, by State)	24216903 acres (Alaska)
Enrolled Size (Total Area Enrolled, by State)	Data not available
Other Information
Partner Type	No info
Land Use	gas and oil production
Duration	10 years, 0 months
Plan/Agreement Documents	No info
Federal Register Documents	No info

Report generated on: May 25, 2013

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