Threatened and Endangered Species

Species Lists and Accounts

• How Species Are Listed as Threatened or Endangered
• Recovery of Threatened and Endangered Species
• Federal Recovery Plans
• California's Threatened and Endangered Species Tax Check-off Program
• Threatened and Endangered Species Laws and Regulations
  • California Endangered Species Act, CESA
  • California Threatened and Endangered Species Permits
  • Federal Endangered Species Act
  • Cooperative Agreement Between the California Department of Fish and Game and The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1991) (PDF)
• California Condor
• Native Plant Protection Act
• Native Plant Conservation
• Endangered, Threatened and Rare Plant List
• Endangered and Threatened Animal List
• California Natural Diversity Database
• Fully Protected Animals
• Threatened and Endangered Species Report, 2005
• US Fish and Wildlife Service Species Profiles for Federally Threatened and Endangered Species in California.
•    Status Review of the Xantus's Murrelet
  
  Report to the California Fish and Game Commission November 2003
  
  by The California Department of Fish and Game
  
  This report contains the results of the Department's status review of the Xantus's Murrelet. The report includes input from four peer reviewers with expertise on the Xantus's Murrelet, or closely related species. The report also includes the Department's recommendations the the Fish and Game Commission regarding a preliminary identification of habitat that may be esential to the continued existence of the species, as well as management activities and other recommendations for the recovery of the species.
•    California Tiger Salamander Site Assessment and Field Survey Guidance
  
  Interim Guidance on Site Assessment and Field Surveys for Determining Presence or a Negative Finding of the California Tiger Salamander - October 2003 (PDF)
  
  By the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The California Department of Fish and Game
       This document provides interim guidance for two procedures to accurately assess the likelihood of California Tiger Salamander (CTS) presence in the vicinity of a project site, including: (1) an assessment of CTS locality records and potential CTS habitat in an around the project area; and (2) focused field surveys of breeding pools and their associated uplands to determine whether CTS are likely to be present.
•     Recent Petition Report to List Species as State Threatened or Endangered
  
  Evaluation of Petition: Request of Dr. Grey Hayes to List Scotts Vally Polygonum (Polygonum hickmanii) as Endangered (PDF)
  
  By The California Department of Fish and Game
  Report to California Fish and Game Commission, April 16, 2003
       The Department of Fish and Game (Department) reviewed the petition, interviewed knowledgeable individuals, and conducted a site visit. Based on this information, the Department finds that there is sufficient information to indicate that the petitioned action may be warranted, and recommends that the petition be accepted and considered.
•     Report on State Threatened or Endangered Species
  
  Assessment of Lead Contamination Sources Exposing California Condors (PDF)
  
  By D. Michael Fry, University of California, Davis
  Final Report to California Department of Fish and Game, April 2003
       An independent review of the causes of mortality of California condors, identifying potential sources of lead in the condor's evnironment, assessing the magnitude of the lead exposure risk to this species, and recommending measures to improve data collection and to reduce exposure risk.

Species Lists and Accounts