The dark-eyed Mexican spotted owl is one of the largest owl species in North America. 6 MEXICAN SPOTTED OWL RECOVERY PLAN, FIRST REVISION (Strix occidentalis lucida); Southwest Region U.S. First revision. Final Recovery Plan for the Mexican Spotted Owl, First Revision (Strix occidentalis lucida) RF(1) 2: Arizona Ecological Services Field Office (602) 242-0210: Mexican spotted owl: Strix occidentalis lucida: 1: 3.2.1: Treat up to 20% of high risk PAC areas. U.S. The resulting legal battles halted all logging in the Southwest for 16 months before forcing the Forest Service to implement the federal recovery plan. Nests can be between 12 and 60 metres (39 and 197 ft) high and usually contain two eggs (though some contain as many as four). Mexican spotted owl Americans continue to see the Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) from widely divergent viewpoints. For specific management recommendations by recovery unit and by habitat type, refer to the Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery Plan: USDI Fish and Wildlife Service. 2015. Utah Wildlife Action Plan: A plan for It is a nocturnal owl which feeds on small mammals and birds. The species' recovery priority number is 9C, pursuant to the Endangered and Threatened Species Listing and Recovery Priority Guidelines (48 FR 43098). This plan stressed the importance of (1) protecting existing Today, our scientists are developing new knowledge of this owl, synthesizing existing information, and working with land managers to integrate habitat requirements for the owl and its important prey species into management plans. Presentation Outline •Background •What do we currently know about owls/forest management •Revised Recovery Plan Recommendations 1. ABSTRACT.—A Recovery Plan developed for the threatened Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) recommended designating Protected Activity Centers (PACs) with a minimum size of 243 ha to conserve core use areas of territorial owls. A recovery team was formed after the listing and a recovery plan for the Mexican Spotted Owl was developed. Critical habitat for the Mexican spotted owl was designated in 2004, comprising approximately 3.5 million hectares (ha) (8.6 million acres [ac]) on Federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah (69 FR 53182).
The Mexican Spotted Owl, which occurs in the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah, and south through the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico, was listed as threatened in 1993 under the Endangered Species Act. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources [UDWR]. The team's . COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis caurina Caurina subspecies, in Canada. We listed the Mexican spotted owl as a threatened species under the Act on March 16, 1993 (58 FR 14248). The recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl (USDI 1995) focused conservation measures on habitats used during the breeding season. The Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery Plan, First Revision, was released on December 17, 2012. The Recovery Team used the best available science to delineate actions we think are required to recover and protect the owl. In this Recovery Plan we propose specific guidelines for several forest cover types based on: 1) considerable evidence that these cover types provide habitat for nesting, roosting, and foraging activities by Mexican spotted owls; and, 2) our desire to target guidelines for the most appropriate habitats. This geospatial dataset shows the Mexican Spotted Owl critical habitat units in its canyon and forest habitats across Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. 1995. The draft revised recovery plan contains recovery criteria based on maintaining and increasing population numbers and habitat quality and quantity. A revised recovery plan for MSO was completed in 2012, recommending that the population be monitored via estimating the rate of site occupancy. Surveys since the 1995 Recovery Plan have Descriptions of microhabitat (≤0.04 ha) characteristics associated with suitable nesting sites have been limited for the area of pine-oak forest occupied by this species in Arizona, USA. To delist, the 2012 revised recovery plan suggested a combination of managing the Mexican spotted owls' habitat and 'vigilant monitoring.' But, the Fish and Wildlife Service admitted that it was impossible to meet the monitoring requirements described in the 2005 biological opinion. Protected activity centers in the park are present in the Waterpocket Fold areas in or near the Hartnet and Sandy 3 allotments and are near . The spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) is a species of true owl.It is a resident species of old-growth forests in western North America, where it nests in tree hollows, old bird of prey nests, or rock crevices. Therefore, we estimated the heights of the three tallest vegetative layers (≥1 m) to the nearest meter by comparing the relative . Mexican Spotted Owl survey protocol. A recovery plan was approved for the owl in December 1995.
Following the recommendations of Ward and Salas (2000 ), we defined a core area as a 40 ha circle centered on the nest site or primary roost area.
This recovery plan is now in revision, and numerous individuals have recommended including protective measures for winter- Descriptions of microhabitat (≤0.04 ha) characteristics . 2 2 2 p.
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The recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) recommended protection of owl nesting and roosting habitat. A PAC would include an area of at least 243 ha (600 ac) that includes the best . recovery team was formed after the listing and a recovery plan for the Mexican Spotted Owl was developed. The Recovery Plan contains five basic elements: 1. The U.S.
323-333. This plan made the following four recommendations: (1) protection of habitat (600 acres) around owl nest sites, or roosting areas if nest sites are not known;
Thinning and burning their native forests could save the Mexican spotted owl from wildfires, but those actions could also hurt its habitat. . The Mexican Spotted Owl, which occurs in the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah, and south through the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico, was listed as threatened in 1993 under the Endangered Species Act. The agreement also contemplates that the Forest Service will comply with the requirements of the Fish and Wildlife Service's spotted owl recovery plan by identifying and protecting owls by surveying for owls prior to ground-disturbing activities and protecting those areas where owls are found and tracking long-term trends in the owl's habitat. 2. The range extends from the southern Rocky Mountains in Colorado and the Colorado Plateau in southern Utah southward through Arizona and New Mexico and discontinuously through the Sierra Madre Occidental and Oriental to the . The recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) recommended protection of owl nesting and roosting habitat. USFWS Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery Plan, First Revision (Strix occidentalis lucida) Recovery Strategy for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in British Columbia. Mexican spotted owl: Strix occidentalis lucida: Wherever found: Birds: Final Recovery Plan for the Mexican Spotted Owl, First Revision (Strix occidentalis lucida) 2012/12/18: Final Revision 1: T: 2: Southwest Region: Piping Plover: Charadrius melodus [Great Lakes watershed DPS] - Great Lakes, watershed in States of IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA . 1999, Ganey et al. This Plan recognizes the uniqueness of these habitats, and serves as an effective tool for conserving the MSO throughout the Navajo Nation.
Fish and Wildlife Service. Mexican spotted owl populations within forest habitats have received considerable attention during the past decade (Ganey and Balda 1989, Ganey et al. Therefore, we studied Mexican spotted owl habitat on a 585-km2 study . It provided no specific rec-ommendations for wintering habitat. We assessed use of PACs for nesting and roosting by using location data obtained during a study of owl demography. The number of known owl territories increased from 758 in 1993 to 1,301 as . A recovery plan was developed setting out six management options to stabilize spotted owl populations and eventually lead to an improvement in the status of the species. We designated critical habitat on August 31, 2004 (69 FR 53182). the Mexican spotted owl (MSO). The Mexican Spotted Owl ("MSO")1 is an elusive creature, making it conceptually and financially difficult to track despite provisions in the 2012 Biological Opinions ("BiOps") recommending population monitoring. Two primary reasons were cited for the listing: historical alteration of its habitat as the result of timber management practices, specifically the use of even-aged silviculture, plus the threat of these practices continuing, as provided in National Forest Plans. Module 5 - Appendix B: Ecology of the Mexican Spotted Owl This module provides details on the biology and ecological relationships of the Mexican spotted owl.