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  2. Species Profile for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis ssp. sierrae)
Range Information | Federal Register | Recovery | Critical Habitat | Conservation Plans | Petitions | Biological Opinions | Life History

Taxonomy:

View taxonomy in ITIS

Listing Status:   

Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
04/20/1999 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) U.S.A. (CA) Sierra Nevada
 

» Federal Register Documents

Federal Register Documents
Date Citation Page Title
04/27/2012 77 FR 25112 25116 5-Year Reviews of Species in California and Nevada
07/25/2007 72 FR 40956 41008 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) and Proposed Taxonomic Revision
08/05/2008 73 FR 45534 45604 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae) and Taxonomic Revision; Final Rule
07/30/2003 68 FR 44808 44808 Draft Recovery Plan for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
04/20/1999 64 FR 19300 19309 ETWP; Emergency Rule To List the Sierra Nevada Distinct Population Segment of California Bighorn Sheep as Endangered
01/03/2000 65 FR 20 30 ETWP; Final Rule To List the Sierra Nevada Distinct Population Segment of the California Bighorn Sheep as Endangered
10/30/2001 66 FR 54808 54832 ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened,Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions, and Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
02/14/2007 72 FR 7064 7084 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
03/25/2009 74 FR 12878 12883 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
06/18/2018 83 FR 28251 28254 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 50 Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
02/13/2008 73 FR 8345 8346 Recovery Plan for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana)
10/09/2003 68 FR 58355 58356 Re-Opening of the Comment Period for the Draft Recovery Plan for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
10/25/1999 64 FR 57535 57547 Review of Plant and Animal Taxa That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions

» Recovery

Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
09/24/2007 Final Recovery Plan for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
02/13/2008 73 FR 8345 8346 Recovery Plan for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana)
  • Recovery Plan Final, Document Availability
06/18/2018 83 FR 28251 28254 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 50 Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
  • Five Year Review Notice, Information Solicitation
03/25/2009 74 FR 12878 12883 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
  • Five Year Review Notice, Completed
02/14/2007 72 FR 7064 7084 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
  • Five Year Review Notice, Information Solicitation
07/30/2003 68 FR 44808 44808 Draft Recovery Plan for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
  • Recovery Plan Draft, Document Availability
04/27/2012 77 FR 25112 25116 5-Year Reviews of Species in California and Nevada
  • Five Year Review Notice, Information Solicitation
Five Year Review
Date Title
09/30/2008 Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep 5-Year Review

» Critical Habitat

Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
08/05/2008 73 FR 45534 45604 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae) and Taxonomic Revision; Final Rule Final Rule Final designated
07/25/2007 72 FR 40956 41008 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) and Proposed Taxonomic Revision Proposed Rule Not Required

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep.

» Petitions

» Biological Opinions

» Life History

» Other Resources

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