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Ms. Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Office of the Secretary Department of the Interior 18 th and C Street N.W. Washington D.C., 20240 Dear Ms. Norton: The Xerces Society, Center for Biological Diversity, Oregon Natural Resources Council, Friends of the San Juans, and the Northwest Ecosystem Allicance hereby formally petition to list the Taylor’s checkerspot (whulge checkerspot) (Euphydryas editha taylori) as endangered pursuant to the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. This petition is filed under 5 U.S.C. 553(e) and 50 CFR 424.14 (1990), which grants interested parties the right to petition for issue of a rule from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Petitioners also request that critical habitat be designated concurrent with the listing, as required by 16 U.S.C. § 1533(b)(6)(C) and 50 CFR 424.12, and pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (5 U.S.C. 553). The Taylor’s checkerspot (Euphydryas editha taylori) has a limited, disjunct geographic range and its habitat is under significant and immediate threat. For these reasons, as further elaborated below, we request an emergency listing and emergency critical habitat designation pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 1533(b)(7) and 50 CFR 424.20. We are aware that this petition sets in motion a specific process placing definite response requirements on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and very specific time constraints upon those responses. 16 U.S.C. § 1533(b). Sincerely, Scott Hoffman Black, Executive Director Xerces Society 4828 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR 97215 503-232-6639 Kieran Suckling, Executive Director Center for Biological Diversity P.O. Box 710 Tucson, AZ 85702 520-623-5252 Doug Heiken Oregon Natural Resources Council PO Box 11648 Eugene OR 97440 541-344-0675 Dave Werntz, Science Director Northwest Ecosystem Alliance 1421 Cornwall Ave, Suite 201 Bellingham, WA 98225 360-671-9950 x. 14 Petition to emergency list the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha taylori) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. December 10, 2002. 2
Stephanie Buffum Friends of the San Juans P.O. Box 1344 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (360) 378-2319 The Xerces Society is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the diversity of life through the conservation of invertebrates. The Society works with scientists, land managers, and citizens to protect invertebrates and their habitats by producing information materials, presenting educational activities, implementing conservation projects, and advocacy. Center for Biological Diversity Combining conservation biology with litigation, policy advocacy, and an innovative strategic vision, the Center for Biological Diversity is working to secure a future for animals and plants hovering on the brink of extinction, for the wilderness they need to survive, and by extension for the spiritual welfare of generations to come. Oregon Natural Resources Council’s mission is to aggressively protect and restore Oregon's wild lands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy. One of our top goals it to protect and restore habitat for native species, including rare and imperiled species such as butterflies. Northwest Ecosystem Alliance was established in 1988 and is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public interest organization incorporated in the State of Washington. NWEA and its members are dedicated to the protection and restoration of biological diversity. NWEA conducts research and advocacy to promote the conservation of sensitive and endangered wildlife and their habitat in the northern Pacific region. Friends of the San Juans works to protect and promote the health and future of the San Juan Islands: land, water, natural and human communities. Petition to emergency list the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha taylori) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. December 10, 2002. 3
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