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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: USFWS Reopens Comment Period for Monarch Butterfly
Date:Tuesday, March 18, 2025 4:53:20 PM
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From: Robinson, Cal E <cal_robinson@fws.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 9:08 AM
To: Robinson, Cal E <cal_robinson@fws.gov>
Subject: USFWS Reopens Comment Period for Monarch Butterfly
Dear Conservation Partner,
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced, via the Federal Register, the reopening of
public comment periods for three proposed listings: the monarch butterfly, Suckley’s cuckoo
bumble bee and the bleached sandhill skipper. The 60-day comment period will be open from
March 19 – May 19 to allow the public additional time to comment on the proposals.
We believe that the monarch butterfly may be of interest to you. In December, the Service
proposed to list the iconic monarch butterfly as threatened with a 4(d) rule where it is
naturally occurring including the lower continental United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. The proposal also included a proposed critical habitat designation along the
butterfly’s overwintering grounds in coastal California.
To submit a new written comment during the reopened 60-day comment period, please visit
www.regulations.gov beginning tomorrow and search docket number: FWS-R3-ES-2024-0137.
Comments previously submitted need not be submitted again and will be fully considered.
You can read more about the reopening in the press release on our website. Please reach out
if you have questions.
Cal Robinson
Public Affairs Specialist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office
cal_robinson@fws.gov
(916) 414-6702