June 24th, deadline to comment on Black-footed Ferret Recovery Plan

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has  announced the availability of a draft recovery plan for the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes). This species is federally listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Service solicits review and comment from the public on this draft revised plan.

 Comments on the draft revised recovery plan must be received on or before June 24, 2013.

Copies of the draft revised recovery plan are available by request from the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 190, Wellington, CO 80549; telephone: 970-897-2730.

USFWS Notice says you  can view and comment on the plan at: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/04/23/2013-09494/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-black-footed-ferret-draft-recovery-plan,

which link refers you to;   http://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/recovery-plans.html .

 On Sunday June 23rd, some of the links found at  http://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/recovery-plans.html are not working. We assume they will be fixed on Monday June 24th. However the link to "Recovery Plan Information Search" found at this web page still works:    https://ecos.fws.gov/roar/pub/ConfigureRecActionReport.do?path=ROAR%20Custom%20Queries.Public%20Actions%20AdHoc

Postal mail address for comments follows:  Attn: Draft Recovery Plan, National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center, USFWS, P.O. Box 190, Wellington, CO 80549

 No e-mail address is provided in the Federal Register notice, so for e-mail address, you need to call the "for further contact info"  phone number  during working hours at: 970-897-2730.

For more info:

http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/mammals/blackfootedferret/

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/04/23/2013-09494/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-black-footed-ferret-draft-recovery-plan#addresses

An electronic copy of the draft recovery plan is supposed to be available at

 http://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/recovery-plans.html

Alternately attempt to use:

 https://ecos.fws.gov/roar/pub/ConfigureRecActionReport.do?path=ROAR%20Custom%20Queries.Public%20Actions%20AdHoc