🌳Proposed Endangered Status for Blue Tree Monitor - Business Implications
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Blue Tree Monitor
Summary
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reopening the comment period on our December 26, 2024, proposed rule to list the blue tree monitor (Varanus macraei), a lizard species from Indonesia, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are taking this action to allow interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed rule and to conduct a public hearing. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule.
Agencies
- Interior Department
- Fish and Wildlife Service
Business Impact
$$ - Med
The proposed rule affects compliance and regulatory requirements for businesses involved in the import, export, or trade of the blue tree monitor, as it might restrict these activities under the Endangered Species Act. This impacts businesses related to wildlife trade, conservation, and research sectors.