Petition Status - Active.
The FWC received a petition to add the Smooth-billed ani to the
list of Endangered, Threatened and Species of Special Concern in
2005. Following the guidance of rule 68A-27.0012, this
petition was reviewed for completeness in the summer of 2005.
The original petition was returned to the petitioner with
deficiencies clearly indicated. A revised petition was
submitted, and found to be complete. All complete petitions
and ongoing listing actions were discussed and prioritized for
action at the February 2007 Commission meeting. The work plan
for 2007-08 presented to Commission recommended deferring action on
the ani petition until the Commission takes final action on the
peregrine falcon petition. Commission approved
recommendation. In December 2007 the Commission
directed staff to review the listing process and for all petitions
(other than the bald eagle and peregrine falcon) to be worked on
after the review was complete. In September 2010 the
Commission approved revised listing rules which included a
moratorium for two years after the effective date of the rule on
new requests for listing or delisting. The revised listing rules
became effective in November 2010. The Smooth-billed ani petition
will remain active but on hold until the two year moratorium is
lifted. The petition will then be prioritized in the Division's
work plan.
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