FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 12-MONTH FINDING FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF WHITE STURGEON

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a proposed rule called: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the San Francisco Estuary Distinct Population Segment of White Sturgeon.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 21 by Brian Nesvik, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the San Francisco Estuary (SFE) distinct population segment (DPS) of white sturgeon ( Acipenser transmontanus; San Francisco Estuary white sturgeon) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After a thorough review of the best available scientifi...