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Jim Kellogg, President
t7iscovery Bay
Michael Sutton, Vice President
Monterey
C}aniel W. Richards, Member
Upland
Richard Rogers, Member
Santa Barbara
Jack Baylis, Member
Los Angeles
STAVE OF CALII"OR~fIA
Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor Sonke Mastrup, Executive Director
9416 Ninth Street, Room 1326
5acramen#o, CA 95814
Fish and Game Commission (916) 653-4899
(916) 653-5040 Fax
www.fgc.ca.gov
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November 28, 2012
TO ALL AFFECTED AND INTERESTED PARTIES:
This is to provide you with a Notice of Receipt of Petition to list the Townsend's big-
eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) as threatened or endangered under the California
Endangered Species Act. This notice will appear in the California Regulatory Notice
Register on November 30, 2012.
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Staff Services Analyst
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Commissioners
Jim Kellogg, President
Discovery Bay
Michael Sutton, Vice President
Monterey
Daniel W. Richards, Member
Upland
Richard Rogers, Member
Santa Barbara
Jack Baylis, Member
Los Angeles
S~A-rE OF CALIFQRNIA
Edmund G. Brawn Jr., Governor
Fish and Game Commission
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Sonke Mastrup, Executive Director
1416 lVinth Street, Roam 1320
Sacramento, CA 95614
(916) 553-4899
(916) 653-5Q40 l=ax
www.fgc.ca.gov
CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF PETITION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2073.3 of the
Fish and Game Code, the California Fish and Game Commission, on November 1,
2012 received a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity to list the Townsend's
big-eared bat (Corynorhinus aFownsendir) as threatened or endangered under the
California Endangered Species Act.
Townsend's big-eared bats require a range of habitats for various parts of their life
history, including summer roosts (maternity roosts), hibernacula, and foraging habitat.
Pursuant to Section 2073 of the Fish and Game Code, on November 9, 2012 the
Commission transmitted the petition to the Department of Fish and Game for review
pursuant #o Section 2073.5 of said code. It is anticipated that the Department's
evaluation and recommendation relating to the petition will be received by the
Commission at its March, 2013 Commission meeting. Interested parties may contact
Dr. Eric Loft, Wildlife Branch, Department of Fish and Game, 1812 Ninth Street,
Sacramento, CA 95811, or telephone (916) 445-3555 for information on the petition ar
to submit information to the Department relating to the petitioned species.
November 20, 2012 Fish and Game Commission
Sonke Mastrup
Executive Director