# Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications
**AGENCY:**
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
**ACTION:**
Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
**SUMMARY:**
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct scientific research to promote conservation or other activities intended to recover and enhance endangered species survival. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits certain activities that may impact endangered species, unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
**DATES:**
To ensure consideration, please submit your written comments by July 28, 2025.
**ADDRESSES:**
*Document availability:* Request documents from the contact in the *FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT* section.
*Comment submission:* Submit comments by email to *[email protected]* . Please specify the permit application you are interested in by number ( *e.g.,* Permit Record No. PER1234567).
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Katie Boyer, Acting Supervisor, Environmental Review Division, by phone at 505-621-9058, or via email at *[email protected]* . Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Background**
With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ), prohibits activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA's definition of “take” includes hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing, and also such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting.
The ESA and our implementing regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at title 50, part 17, provide for issuing such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing permits for activities involving listed species.
A recovery permit we issue under the ESA, section 10(a)(1)(A), authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or enhance the species' propagation or survival. These activities often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species.
**Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment**
Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review by any party who submits a request as specified in *ADDRESSES* . Our release of documents is subject to Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) requirements.
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild. We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are those supported by quantitative information or studies. Please refer to the permit record number when submitting comments.
| Permit record No. | Applicant | Species | Location | Activity | Type of take | Permit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PER15016299 | University of Texas El Paso; El Paso, Texas | Rio Grande silvery minnow (
) | Texas | Capture, handle | Harass, harm, capture | New. |
| PER18562155 | Environmental Consultants of Habitats and Organisms, LLC.; Tahlequah, Oklahoma | Gray bat (
), Indiana bat (
), northern long-eared bat (
), and Ozark big-eared bat (
) | Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas | Presence/absence surveys, bio-sample, handle | Harass, harm, trap, capture | Renew/amend. |
| PER18338895 | Nowak, Erika; Flagstaff, Arizona | Razorback sucker (
), Colorado pikeminnow (
), spikedace (
), and loach minnow (
) | Arizona, New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys, handle, bio-monitor, salvage, translocate | Harass, harm, trap, capture | Renew/amend. |
| PER11343588 | University of Nevada Las Vegas; Las Vegas, Nevada | Sentry milk-vetch (
) | Arizona | Collect, repatriate | Collect | New. |
| PER20066327 | Parnell Engineering; Cedar Park, Texas | Ocelot (
) and golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| PER11111430 | Walkup, Danielle; College Station, Texas | Dunes sagebrush lizard (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys, pitfall trapping | Harass, harm, trap, capture | New. |
| PER12293920 | Gabler Lab at UTRGV; Brownsville, Texas | South Texas ambrosia (
), prostrate milkweed (
), star cactus (
), Texas ayenia (
), Zapata bladderpod (
), ashy dogweed (
), and Walker's manioc (
) | Texas | Collect, propagate, repatriate | Collect | New. |
| PER17693699 | Arizona Center for Nature Conservation; Phoenix, Arizona | Black-footed ferret (
), Mount Graham red squirrel (
), California condor (
), three forks springsnail (
), Mexican wolf (
), thick-billed parrot (
), Gila topminnow (
), and desert pupfish (
) | Arizona | Educational display, captively propagate, husbandry, capture, handle, rehabilitate | Harass, harm, trap, capture, collect | Renew/amend. |
| PER12087672 | Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Austin, Texas | Texas hornshell (
), Guadalupe fatmucket (
), Guadalupe orb (
), Texas pimpleback (
), false spike (
), Texas fatmucket (
), Texas fawnsfoot (
), and Balcones spike (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys, capture, handle, tag, translocate | Harass, harm, trap, capture | New. |
| PER19886034 | Whitney, James; Pittsburg, Kansas | Spikedace (
) and loach minnow (
) | Arizona, New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys, monitor, capture, handle | Harass, harm, capture | New. |
| PER20066681 | Bureau of Land Management—Farmington; Farmington, New Mexico | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
), Jemez Mountains salamander (
), Dunes sagebrush lizard (
) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| PER14405921 | Transition Zone Horticultural Institute Inc.; Flagstaff, Arizona | Peebles Navajo cactus (
), Holy Ghost ipomopsis (
), Todsen's pennyroyal (
), Arizona Cliffrose (
), autumn buttercup (
), Brady pincushion cactus (
), sentry milk-vetch (
), and Wright fishhook cactus (
) | Arizona, New Mexico, Utah | Collect | Collect | Renew. |
| PER20067105 | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; Austin, Texas | All federally listed plant and wildlife species occurring within Texas | Texas | All activities in furtherance of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's mission to conserve endangered wildlife and plants and the ecosystems upon which they depend | Harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, collect | Renew/amend. |
| PER14922372 | Bandelier National Monument; Los Alamos, New Mexico | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | Amend. |
| PER14400664 | Trent, Ricky; Norman, Oklahoma | Northern long-eared bat (
), Indiana bat (
), and gray bat (
) | Oklahoma | Presence/absence surveys, capture, handle | Harass, harm, capture, trap | New. |
| PER14681614 | U.S. Forest Service, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest; Springerville, Arizona | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | Arizona | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | Amend. |
| PER17693181 | Wolsiefer, Alec; Denver, Colorado | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | Amend. |
| PER14914423 | Acevedo, Cody; Round Rock, Texas | Dunes sagebrush lizard (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| PER16173314 | Putnam, Stephanie; Austin, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | Renew. |
| PER14724803 | Arroyo-Torres, Irvin; Rio Rancho, New Mexico | Gila topminnow (
), loach minnow (
), and spikedace (
) | Arizona, New Mexico | Capture, handle | Harass, harm, capture, trap | New. |
| PER17693180 | Hoeinghaus, David; Denton, Texas | Smalleye Shiner (
) and Sharpnose Shiner (
) | Texas | Capture, handle, tag | Harass, harm, capture | New. |
| PER15015263 | Lassiter, Timothy; Boerne, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | Renew. |
| PER19283323 | Audubon Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | Arizona, New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | Renew/amend. |
| PER15530641 | Whitenton Group, Inc.; San Marcos, Texas | Gulf Coast jaguarundi (
), ocelot (
), northern aplomado falcon (
), Barton Springs salamander (
), Austin blind salamander (
), Texas blind salamander (
), Houston toad (
), and fountain darter (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys, harry, herd, capture, handle, voucher specimens | Harass, harm, capture, trap, kill | Renew. |
| PER15617375 | Coyle, Julia; San Antonio, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| PER16261670 | Christman, Bruce; Silver City, New Mexico | Jemez Mountains salamander (
) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys, capture, handle, bio-sample | Harass, harm, capture, wound | Renew/amend. |
| PER17693139 | Randklev, Charles; Dallas, Texas | False spike (
), Guadalupe fatmucket (
), Guadalupe orb (
), Ouachita rock pocketbook (
), Texas fatmucket (
), Texas pimpleback (
), and Balcones spike (
) | Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas | Presence/absence surveys, mark-recapture surveys, tag, capture, handle | Harass, harm, capture | Amend. |
| PER18704025 | USGS—Idaho Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit; Moscow, Idaho | Yuma Ridgway's rail (
), light-footed Ridgway's rail (
), and California Ridgway's rail (
) | Arizona, California, Nevada | Presence/absence surveys, capture, handle, band, tag, bio-sample, collect feathers, collect egg shells, collect non-viable eggs, monitor | Harass, harm, capture | Renew/amend. |
| PER17548500 | Gillespie, Kyle; San Antonio, Texas | Helotes mold beetle (
), Coffin Cave mold beetle (
), Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (
), Madla Cave meshweaver (
), Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (
), beetle (
), beetle (
), Tooth Cave ground beetle (
), Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (
), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (
), Tooth Cave spider (
), Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle (
), Cokendolpher cave harvestman (
), Bee Creek Cave harvestman (
), and Bone Cave harvestman (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| PER17795681 | Bell, Leslie; Austin, Texas | Helotes mold beetle (
), Coffin Cave mold beetle (
), Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (
), Madla Cave meshweaver (
), Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver (
), beetle (
), beetle (
), Tooth Cave ground beetle (
), Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (
), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (
), Tooth Cave spider (
), Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle (
), Cokendolpher cave harvestman (
), Bee Creek Cave harvestman (
), Bone Cave harvestman (
), Barton Springs salamander (
), Austin blind salamander (
), Texas blind salamander (
), Comal Springs dryopid beetle (
), Comal Springs riffle beetle (
), and Peck's cave amphipod (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys, collection, voucher specimens | Harass, harm, collect, kill | Renew/amend. |
| PER17693138 | Clarke, Kasey; San Antonio, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | New. |
| PER17791178 | Pueblo of Santa Ana; Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico | Southwestern willow flycatcher (
) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys, nest monitoring | Harass, harm | Renew/amend. |
| PER19973999 | Grand Canyon National Park; Flagstaff, Arizona | California condor (
), southwestern willow flycatcher (
), Yuma Ridgway's rail (
), razorback sucker (
Colorado pikeminnow (
), and sentry milk-vetch (
) | Arizona | Haze, collect feathers, presence/absence surveys, nest monitoring, capture, handle, bio-sample, collect, voucher specimens, translocate, re-introduction, transport, monitor | Harass, harm, capture, collect, wound | Renew/amend. |
| PER18519208 | Texas A&M University—Galveston; Galveston, Texas | Kemp's ridley sea turtle (
), green sea turtle (
), loggerhead sea turtle (
), hawksbill sea turtle (
), and leatherback sea turtle (
) | Texas | Collect, capture, handle, remove from the wild, rehabilitate, release to the wild, educational display, tag, bio-sample, transport, nest detection, collect eggs | Harass, harm, capture | Renew. |
| PER19285096 | Chambers, Carol; Flagstaff, Arizona | New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (
) | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys, capture, handle, track plating, tag, bio-sample, translocate | Harass, harm, capture | Renew. |
| PER19451257 | Moczygemba, Kevin; San Antonio, Texas | Golden-cheeked warbler (
) | Texas | Presence/absence surveys | Harass, harm | Renew. |
| PER19448652 | Ecosphere Environmental Services; Durango, Colorado | Black-footed ferret (
), southwestern willow flycatcher (
), and Jemez Mountains salamander (
) | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah | Spotlight surveys, presence/absence surveys, nest monitoring, capture, handle, bio-sample | Harass, harm, capture | Renew. |
| PER20171321 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2 | All federally listed plant and wildlife species occurring within the Southwest Region | Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas | All activities in furtherance of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission to conserve endangered wildlife and plants and the ecosystems upon which they depend | Harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, collect | Renew/amend. |
| PER20000677 | Hill, Michael; Albuquerque, New Mexico | Dunes sagebrush lizard (
) | New Mexico | Presence/absence surveys, occupancy surveys, capture, handle, bio-sample, salvage | Harass, harm, capture, wound | New. |
**Public Availability of Comments**
All comments we receive become part of the public record associated with this action. Requests for copies of comments will be handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and Service and Department of the Interior policies and procedures. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety.
**Authority**
We provide this notice under section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ).
Leston Jacks,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.