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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Emergency Listing of the Blue Tree Monitor as an Endangered Species

The Fish and Wildlife Service published this final rule in the Federal Register on December 26, 2024. It took effect on December 26, 2024.

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What the agency says

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), exercise our authority pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), to emergency list the blue tree monitor (Varanus macraei), a lizard species from Indonesia, as an endangered species. Due to overcollection for the international pet trade and deforestation, there is a significant risk to the well-being of the species. We find that the emergency listing is necessary in order to provide the protective measures afforded by the Act to the blue tree monitor. This emergency action (emergency rule) provides Federal protection pursuant to the Act for a period of 240 days. A proposed rule to list the blue tree monitor is published concurrently with this emergency rule in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-30375
Type: Final rule
Action: Temporary rule; emergency action
Agency: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
Published: December 26, 2024
Takes effect: December 26, 2024
Dates: This temporary rule is effective December 26, 2024 through August 25, 2025.
Docket: Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2023-0033; FXES1113090FEDR-256-FF09E22000
Regulation ID (RIN): 1018-BH98
Code of Federal Regulations: 50 CFR 17
Topics: Endangered and threatened species; Exports; Imports; Plants; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Transportation; Wildlife
Pages: 5

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