{"id":15903,"date":"2024-01-13T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=15903"},"modified":"2024-01-12T11:17:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T17:17:51","slug":"service-finalizes-listing-of-black-capped-petrel-as-an-endangered-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=15903","title":{"rendered":"Service Finalizes Listing of Black-Capped Petrel as an Endangered Species"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Previously proposed as threatened, endangered status is now warranted<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is finalizing the listing of the black-capped petrel as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Previously proposed as threatened in 2018, the Service reopened the comment period on its 2018 proposal to present significant new information relevant to consideration of the status of the species. This new information indicated threats to the species were more severe and imminent than described in the 2018 proposed rule. This new information has been incorporated in the updated Species Status Assessment (SSA) report included in the final rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


“This listing represents an important step forward in protecting this remarkable seabird,” said Mike Oetker, acting Service Regional Director. “By working hand-in-hand with our conservation partners and affected communities, we can tap into the best available science and on-the-ground expertise to inform our decisions. Through collaboration and teamwork, we hope to reverse the declines in black-capped petrel populations and ensure the long-term survival of this species.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Black-capped petrels are pelagic seabirds that only nest on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. Known as one of the gadfly petrels because of their speedy, weaving flight, black-capped petrels are widely distributed and travel long distances to foraging areas in the western Atlantic and southern Caribbean basins and the central and northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Recent satellite tracking studies have also documented their use of near-shore areas off the northern coast of Central and South America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officially known as the black-capped petrel in current ornithological literature, it is also known by several distinct common names throughout its range, like \u201cdiablotin\u201d (French and Spanish-speaking range states), \u201cchathuant\u201d (Haiti), and \u201cbruja\u201d or \u201cchanwan\u201d (Cuba).<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The ESA requires the Service to list species as endangered or threatened regardless of which country the species lives in. Benefits to the species include prohibitions on certain activities including import, export, take, commercial activity, interstate commerce, and foreign commerce. By regulating activities, the United States ensures that people under the jurisdiction of the United States do not contribute to the further decline of listed species. Although the ESA’s prohibitions regarding listed species apply only to people subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, the ESA can generate conservation benefits such as increased awareness of listed species, research efforts to address conservation needs, or funding for conservation of the species in its range countries. The ESA also provides for limited financial assistance to develop and manage programs to conserve listed species in foreign countries, encourages conservation programs for such species, and allows for assistance for programs, such as personnel and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Major threats to the black-capped petrel include habitat loss and degradation due to deforestation and forest fires and depredation by nonnative mammals within its breeding grounds. Climate change will also continue to affect the species with increasing storm intensity and frequency, resulting in flooding of burrows and erosion of suitable nesting habitat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Previously, the Service had determined that critical habitat for the species was not prudent. However, due to new information, the Service has determined there are factors affecting the marine habitat within U.S. jurisdiction, therefore, critical habitat is \u201cprudent but not determinable\u201d since we do not have enough information to complete that analysis. When critical habitat is not determinable, the ESA allows the Service an additional year to publish a critical habitat designation. We anticipate publishing proposed critical habitat for the black-capped petrel in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Today\u2019s announcement comes as the ESA turns 50 years old in 2023. Throughout the year, the Department of the Interior will celebrate the ESA’s importance in preventing imperiled species’ extinction, promoting the recovery of wildlife and conserving the habitats upon which they depend. The ESA has been highly effective and credited with saving 99% of listed species from extinction. \u202f
This final rule will become effective on January 29, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Supporting materials used in preparing this rule, such as the species status assessment report, are available at https:\/\/www.regulations.gov, search for Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2018-0043.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jos\u00e9 A. Cruz-Burgos, Threatened and Endangered Species Program Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office, caribbean_es@fws.gov; telephone 786\u2013244\u20130081. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/program\/southeast-region. Connect with us on social media: Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), Flickr, and YouTube.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hoy, el Servicio Federal de Pesca y Vida Silvestre (Servicio) est\u00e1 finalizando la inclusi\u00f3n del diablot\u00edn como especie en peligro de extinci\u00f3n bajo la Ley Federal de Especies en Peligro de Extinci\u00f3n (ESA, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s).
Anteriormente propuesto como especie amenazada, el Servicio reabri\u00f3 el per\u00edodo de comentarios sobre su propuesta de 2018 para presentar nueva informaci\u00f3n significativa y relevante para la consideraci\u00f3n del estatus de la especie. La nueva informaci\u00f3n indic\u00f3 que las amenazas al diablot\u00edn eran m\u00e1s graves e inminentes que las descritas en la regulaci\u00f3n propuesta en 2018. Esta nueva informaci\u00f3n se ha incorporado en el informe actualizado de Evaluaci\u00f3n de Estatus de la Especie (SSA, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) incluido en la regulaci\u00f3n final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


“Esta acci\u00f3n representa un importante paso adelante en la protecci\u00f3n de esta extraordinaria ave marina”, dijo Mike Oetker, director regional interino del Servicio. “Al trabajar mano a mano con nuestros colaboradores conservacionistas y las comunidades afectadas, podemos aprovechar la mejor ciencia disponible y la mejor experiencia de campo para informar nuestras decisiones. A trav\u00e9s de la colaboraci\u00f3n y el trabajo en equipo, esperamos revertir la disminuci\u00f3n de la poblaci\u00f3n del diablot\u00edn y garantizar la supervivencia a largo plazo de esta especie”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Los diablotines son aves marinas pel\u00e1gicas que s\u00f3lo anidan en la Isla de La Espa\u00f1ola en el Caribe. Son conocidos como uno de los petreles t\u00e1banos debido a su vuelo veloz y entrecruzado, est\u00e1n ampliamente distribuidos y viajan largas distancias a las \u00e1reas de alimentaci\u00f3n en las cuencas del Atl\u00e1ntico occidental, el sur del Caribe y el centro y noreste del Golfo de M\u00e9xico. Estudios recientes de rastreo satelital tambi\u00e9n han documentado la especie en el litoral frente a la costa norte de Am\u00e9rica Central y Am\u00e9rica del Sur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oficialmente es conocido como petrel antillano en la literatura ornitol\u00f3gica actual, pero tambi\u00e9n es conocido por varios nombres comunes a lo largo de su \u00e1rea de distribuci\u00f3n: “diablot\u00edn” (en los pa\u00edses del \u00e1rea de distribuci\u00f3n de habla francesa y espa\u00f1ola), \u201cchathuant\u201d (Hait\u00ed) y \u201cbruja\u201d o \u201cchanwan\u201d (Cuba).<\/p>\n\n\n\n


El ESA requiere que el Servicio liste especies en peligro o amenazadas, independientemente del pa\u00eds en el que viva la especie. Los beneficios para la especie incluyen prohibiciones de ciertas actividades, incluyendo la importaci\u00f3n, exportaci\u00f3n, captura, actividad comercial, comercio interestatal y comercio extranjero. Al regular las actividades, los Estados Unidos garantiza que las personas dentro de su jurisdicci\u00f3n no contribuyan a una mayor disminuci\u00f3n de las especies listadas federalmente. Aunque las prohibiciones del ESA con respecto a las especies listadas federalmente se aplican s\u00f3lo a las personas sujetas a la jurisdicci\u00f3n de los Estados Unidos, el ESA puede generar beneficios de conservaci\u00f3n como una mayor conciencia sobre las especies incluidas en la lista, esfuerzos de investigaci\u00f3n para abordar las necesidades de conservaci\u00f3n o financiaci\u00f3n para la conservaci\u00f3n de las especies en su territorio o pa\u00edses dentro del \u00e1rea de distribuci\u00f3n de la especie. El ESA tambi\u00e9n proporciona asistencia financiera limitada para desarrollar y gestionar programas para conservar especies listadas en pa\u00edses extranjeros, fomenta programas de conservaci\u00f3n para dichas especies y permite asistencia para programas, como personal y capacitaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Las principales amenazas para el diablot\u00edn incluyen la p\u00e9rdida y degradaci\u00f3n de su h\u00e1bitat debido a la deforestaci\u00f3n y los incendios forestales y la depredaci\u00f3n por parte de mam\u00edferos no nativos dentro de sus zonas de reproducci\u00f3n. El cambio clim\u00e1tico tambi\u00e9n seguir\u00e1 afectando a la especie con tormentas de mayor intensidad y frecuencia, lo que provocar\u00e1 inundaciones de madrigueras y erosi\u00f3n del h\u00e1bitat adecuado para anidar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Anteriormente, el Servicio hab\u00eda determinado que el h\u00e1bitat cr\u00edtico para la especie no era prudente. Sin embargo, debido a nueva informaci\u00f3n, el Servicio ha determinado que existen factores que afectan el h\u00e1bitat marino dentro de la jurisdicci\u00f3n de los Estados Unidos, por lo tanto, el h\u00e1bitat cr\u00edtico es \u201cprudente pero no determinable\u201d ya que no tenemos suficiente informaci\u00f3n para completar este an\u00e1lisis. Cuando el h\u00e1bitat cr\u00edtico no es determinable, el ESA concede al Servicio un a\u00f1o adicional para publicar una designaci\u00f3n de h\u00e1bitat cr\u00edtico. Anticipamos publicar una propuesta de h\u00e1bitat cr\u00edtico para el diablot\u00edn en 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


El anuncio de hoy se produce cuando el ESA cumple 50 a\u00f1os en 2023. A lo largo del a\u00f1o, el Departamento del Interior celebrar\u00e1 la importancia del ESA para prevenir la extinci\u00f3n de especies en peligro, promover la recuperaci\u00f3n de la vida silvestre y conservar los h\u00e1bitats de los que \u00e9stas dependen. El ESA ha sido muy eficaz y se le atribuye haber salvado de la extinci\u00f3n al 99% de las especies incluidas en la lista.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Esta regulaci\u00f3n final entrar\u00e1 en vigor el 29 de enero de 2024.
Los materiales de apoyo utilizados en la preparaci\u00f3n de esta regulaci\u00f3n, as\u00ed como el informe del SSA, est\u00e1n disponibles en https:\/\/www.regulations.gov, busque el Expediente No. FWS-R4-ES-2018-0043.
PARA M\u00c1S INFORMACI\u00d3N CONTACTE: Jos\u00e9 A. Cruz-Burgos, Coordinador del Programa de Especies en Peligro de Extinci\u00f3n, Servicio Federal de Pesca y Vida Silvestre, Oficina de Campo de Servicios Ecol\u00f3gicos del Caribe, caribbean_es@fws.gov; tel\u00e9fono 786-244-0081. Las personas en los Estados Unidos que son sordas, sordociegas, con problemas de audici\u00f3n o con problemas del habla, pueden marcar el 711 (TTY, TDD o TeleBraille) para acceder a los servicios de retransmisi\u00f3n de telecomunicaciones. Las personas fuera de los Estados Unidos deben utilizar los servicios de retransmisi\u00f3n que se ofrecen dentro de su pa\u00eds para realizar llamadas internacionales al punto de contacto en los Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


La misi\u00f3n del Servicio Federal de Pesca y Vida Silvestre es trabajar con otros para conservar, proteger y mejorar los peces, la vida silvestre, las plantas y sus h\u00e1bitats para el beneficio continuo del pueblo americano. Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre nuestro trabajo y las personas que lo hacen posible, visite https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/program\/southeast-region. Con\u00e9ctese con nuestra p\u00e1gina de Facebook, X (anteriormente conocido como Twitter), Flickr, and YouTube.\u202f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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