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Jim Kellogg, President
Discovery Bay
Michael Sutton, ice President
Monterey
Daniel 11Y. Richards, Member
Efpland
Richard Rogers, Member
Santa Barbara
Jack Baylis, Member
Los Angeles
October 30, 2012
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Edmund G. Brown qtr., Governor
Fish and Game Commission
TO ALL AFFECTED AND INTERESTED PARTIES:
5onke INastrup, Executive Director
1416 Ninth Street, Roam 1320
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 653-0899
(916) 653-5040 Fax
vrww.fgc.ca.gov
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This is to provide you with a Notice of Findings regarding the Gray Wolf {Canis
lupus} which will be published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on
November 2, 2012.
Sincerely,
' Sheri Tiemann
Staff Services Analyst
Attachment
Commissioners
.aim Kellogg, President
Discovery Say
Michael Sutton, Vice President
Monterey
Daniel W. Richards, Member
Upland
Richard Rogers, Member
Santa Barbara
Jack Baylis, Member
Las Angeles
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor
Fish and Game Commission
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Sonke Mastrup, Executive i3irectar
1416 Ninth Street, Roam 132p
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 653-4899
{916) 653-504t} Fax
www.fgc.ca.gov
CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
NOTICE OF FINDINGS
Gray Illlolf
(Canis lupus)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2074.2 of
the Fish and Game Code, the California Fish and Game Commission, at its
October 3, 2012, meeting in Sacramento, California, accep#ed for consideration
the petition submitted to list the Gray Wolf (Canis Lupus) as an endangered
species. A single, migrating wolf entered California from Oregon in 2012 and is
the only member of his species currently alive in the state. His elimination, from
any cause, will result in the ex#irpa#ion of the species within the state. Imminent
human threats to his survival include: illegal take, vehicle collisions, and
exposure to diseases from domestic animals. Pursuant to subdivision (a)(2} of
Section 2074.2 of the Fish and Game Code, the aforementioned species is
hereby declared a candida#e species as defined by Section 2068 of the Fish and
Game Code.
Within one year of the date of publication of this notice of f ndings, the
Departmen# of Fish and Game shall submit a written report, pursuant to
Sec#ion 2074.6 of the Fish and Game Cade, indicating whether the petitioned
action is warranted. Copies of the petition, as well as minutes of the October 3,
2012, Commission meeting, are on file and available for public review from
Sonke Mastrup, Executive Director, Fish and Game Commission, 1416 Ninth
Street, Box 944209, Sacramento, California 94244-2090, phone (916} 653-4899.
Written comments or data related to the petitioned ac#ion should be directed to
the Commission a# the aforementioned address.
Fish and Game Commission
October 18, 2012 Sonke Mastrup
Execu#ive Director