HomeMy WebLinkAboutDepartment of Fish and Wildlife - Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog State of California— Natural Resources Agency EDMUND G. BROWN, Jr., Governor W0A
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CHARLTON H. BONHAM, Director
Wildlife Branch
1812 911,Street BUTTE COUNTY
Sacramento, CA 95811 ADMINISTRATION
www.wildlife.ca.gov JUL 2 6 2017
July 24, 2017
OROVILLE,CALIPORNIA
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF STATUS REVIEW FOR FOOTHILL YELLOW-LEGGED FROG
To whom it may concern:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) has initiated a status review of the Foothill
Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylir) pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 2074.6 and is providing this
notice pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 2074.4 to solicit data and comments on the petitioned
action from interested and affected parties.
The Department has initiated this status review following the Fish and Game Commission's (Commission)
decision to accept for consideration the petition to list the species under the California Endangered
Species Act (CESA)at its June 21, 2017 meeting. Having provided public notice (Cal. Reg. Notice Reg.
2017, No. 27-Z, pp. 986-987; Fish &G. Code, § 2074.2), the Foothill Yellow-legged Frog is now a
candidate species under CESA. As a candidate species, the Foothill Yellow-legged Frog receives the
same legal protection afforded to an endangered or threatened species (Fish & G. Code, § 2085).
The Department has 12 months to review the petition, evaluate the available information, and report back
to the Commission whether or not the petitioned action is warranted. (Fish & G. Code, § 2074.6.)The
Department's recommendation must be based on the best scientific information available to the
Department. (Fish & G. Code, § 2074.6.)
Anyone with data or comments on the Foothill Yellow-legged Frog's ecology, genetics, life history,
distribution, abundance, habitat, the degree and immediacy of threats to reproduction or survival,
adequacy of existing management, and recommendations for management of the species, is hereby
requested to provide such data or comments to:
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Attn: Laura Patterson
1812 9th Street
Sacramento, California 95811
wildlifemgtP_wildlife.ca.gov
Please submit two hard copies if submitting by surface mail. If submitting by email, please include
"Foothill Yellow-legged Frog" in the subject heading.
Responses and information received by August 31, 2017, will be evaluated for incorporation in the
Department's final report to the Commission. The Department's written report will indicate, based on the
best scientific information available, whether the Department concludes that the petitioned action is
warranted or not warranted. Receipt of the report will be placed on the agenda for the next available
meeting of the Commission after delivery. The report will be made available to the public at that time.
Following receipt of the Department's report, the Commission will allow a 30-day public comment period
prior to taking any action on the Department's recommendation.
As a candidate species, the Foothill Yellow-legged Frog receives the same legal protection afforded to an
endangered or threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act(Fish & G. Code, §
2085). Research on Foothill Yellow-legged Frog requires appropriate permits issued pursuant to Fish and
Game Code Section 2081(a). Detection information on Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs should be sent to the
California Natural Diversity Data Base at https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CNDDB/Submitting-Data,.
Interested researchers or anyone with questions may contact Laura Patterson at 916-341-6981 or at the
email or address above.
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