Proposed Programmatic Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for the Island Marble ButterflyCandidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances • May 21st, 2019
Contract Type FiledMay 21st, 2019The island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus) is currently located on San Juan Island in San Juan County, Washington. On April 5, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or Service) published a 12-month finding stating that the island marble butterfly was warranted for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as amended (ESA), but its listing was precluded by higher-priority listing actions (81 FR 19527). However, on April of 2018, the island marble butterfly was proposed for federal listing as an endangered species (83 FR 15900).