CNDDB News Blog

The "Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Plants List (PDF)," "Endangered and Threatened Animals List (PDF)," Special Animals List (PDF)," and "Special Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens (PDF)" have all been updated. No changes to federal Endangered Species Act listing status have occurred since the previous updates, but the following taxa have been declared candidates for listing under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA):

• Northern California Summer Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus)
• Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii)
• Franklin’s bumble bee (Bombus franklini)
• Suckley cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus suckleyi)
• Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis occidentalis)

Links to the T&E and Special Plants/Animals lists can be found on the CNDDB Plants and Animals web page. More information about state listing can be found at the California Fish and Game Commission CESA website.

The quarterly update of the Barred Owl Observations Database is available in the BIOS Viewer for CNDDB subscribers. The barred owl database includes barred owl (Strix varia), Strix hybrid, and unknown Strix detections.

Many of the records represent incidental detections made during spotted owl surveys; therefore, this dataset may not accurately represent the current distribution of barred owls in California. Furthermore, this dataset is only available to CNDDB subscribers because it contains references to sensitive spotted owl locations. A public version will be available in the future.

For a copy of the geodatabase or for site-specific inquiries, contact the database manager at owlobs@wildlife.ca.gov.

The "Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Plants List (PDF)" and "Endangered and Threatened Animals List (PDF)" have both been updated. No changes to federal Endangered Species Act listing status have occurred since the previous updates, but the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) listing status for several taxa has changed as follows:

• Coast yellow leptosiphon (Leptosiphon croceus): Endangered (Effective date of regulation: April 1, 2019)
• Lassics lupine (Lupinus constancei): Endangered (Effective date of regulation: April 1, 2019)
• Humboldt marten (Martes caurina humboldtensis): Endangered (Effective date of regulation: March 18, 2019)
• Tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor): Threatened (Effective date of regulation: March 18, 2019)
• Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina): Threatened (Effective date of regulation: March 18, 2019)
• Fisher (Pekania pennanti), Southern Sierra Nevada ESU: Threatened (Effective date of regulation: March 18, 2019)
• Upper Klamath-Trinity River Spring Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): declared a candidate species (February 2019)

Links to the T&E lists can be found on the CNDDB Plants and Animals web page. More information about state listing can be found at the California Fish and Game Commission CESA website.