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Threatened and Endangered Species in WV

Listings, Life Histories, and Potential Protective Measures

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Overview • Currently listed species • Settlement Agreements • Newly listed species

– Mammals: NLEB – Mussels: many species – Fish: diamond darter

• Proposed Species – Crayfish: Big Sandy / Guyandotte River

• Future listings (examples) – eastern hellbender – candy darter

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Currently Listed Indiana bat 9 freshwater mussel species

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Settlement Agreements Center for Biological Diversity

Wild Earth Guardians

# Package names Common name Scientific name States or Territories within the Historical Range

## Action ### Date Lead USFWS Region

Massasauga Rattlesnake Massasauga (=rattlesnake), Eastern Sistrurus catenatus catenatus IA, IL, IN, MI, MN,MO,NY,OH,PA,WI PLPCH FY15 R3

Big Sandy crayfish Big Sandy Crayfish Cambarus veteranus KY, VA, WV 12 M FY15 (4/1/2015) R5

Eastern Hellbender Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis AL, AK, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MN, MS, MO, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA,

WV 12 M FY18 (9/30/2018) R3

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Newly Listed

Northern long-eared bat Changes in consultation Acoustic monitoring Species particulars

Diamond darter

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Proposed Species

Big Sandy Crayfish Guyandotte River Crayfish

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Future Listing Proposals • Fish

• Candy darter • Longhead darter • Ashy darter

• Mussels

• Potentially many species

• Amphibians • Eastern hellbender • Smallmouth salamander • Green salamander

• Birds

• Mostly raptors and warblers

• Reptiles • Wood turtle

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Recent USFWS Actions

• Changes in bat survey methods and minimum requirements • Acoustic monitoring • Increased intensity in areas impacted by White-Nose Syndrome

• Special considerations for mussels and fish

• Potential impacts due to increasing salinity

• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OSMRE • Purported as clarification of flaws in ‘96 BO

• Increasing request for additional provisions of listed species

• Offsite mitigation • Wildlife preservation areas • Adjacent areas

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Problematic Considerations

Unreliable monitoring techniques Need for continuous, uninterrupted forest

canopy Unreasonable reclamation requirements Climate change considerations Salinity considerations for aquatic life

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QUESTIONS?

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