Pinyon Jay becomes candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act

April 2022: Defenders of Wildlife submit petition to list Pinyon Jay on Endangered Species List
August 17, 2023: The US Fish and Wildlife Service returns their “90-day finding” as positive, which does not mean the species is currently listed, but that there was credible and substantial information included in the petition to warrant listing the Pinyon Jay under the Endangered Species Act. The US Fish and Wildlife Service cited threats such as increased wildfire, invasive species, lack of current regulatory mechanisms, and climate change that may endanger the Pinyon Jay habitat or threaten the species throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭?

Now that the Pinyon Jay is a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act, there will be a 12-month in-depth review process to determine the status of the Pinyon Jay population. During this period of review there is a special emphasis on the conservation of a candidate species and gathering information for review. A final determination on whether the listing of the Pinyon Jay is warranted or unwarranted will be released after the 12-month review and a comment period. 

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.