The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing revisions to the Canada lynx’s current critical habitat designation and releasing a final recovery plan for the species.
The proposed critical habitat designation covers about 19,112 square miles across Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Washington and Wyoming. The proposal is a result of a court-ordered review, and updates the 2014 designation by reducing areas where the species is unlikely to thrive and adding new areas more suitable as habitat. The final recovery plan sets strategies and goals to support long-term conservation of the species, which is currently listed as threatened.
To view the plan and leave a public comment, visit regulations.gov and search for docket ID FWS–R6–ES–2024–0142.
