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The document is a Candidate and Listing Priority Assignment Form for the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), detailing its status as a continuing candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act. It provides historical and current information on the species' distribution, population trends, threats such as habitat destruction, disease (particularly sylvatic plague), and inadequate regulatory mechanisms. The assessment concludes that while the overall magnitude of threats remains moderate to low, the immediacy of these threats is considered imminent, warranting continued monitoring and conservation efforts.

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What is a candidate species for the FWS?

Candidate species are plants and animals for which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has sufficient information on their biological status and threats to propose them as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), but for which development of a proposed listing regulation is precluded by

What is the candidate conservation process?

We identify candidates for listing and provide conservation recommendations that can remove or reduce threats so that listing becomes unnecessary. This process emphasizes coordination with states and other partners to obtain the best available information on species status and recommendations for conservation.

What are the criteria that a species must meet in order to be listed?

A species may be endangered by the existence of any of five factors: the present or threatened destruction, modification or curtailment of its habitat or range; overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes; disease or predation; inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or other

How does the ESA prioritize species for listing and conservation efforts?

Listing under the ESA is based on a species status and threats to that species. Economic and social impacts are not allowed by law to be considered when making a listing decision (although economic impacts are considered when critical habitat is being proposed)5.

Are candidate species assigned a priority number based on levels of concern?

Candidate species are assigned a listing priority number based on the magnitude and immediacy of threats they face, as well as their taxonomic uniqueness. This number is a key factor in our decisions to proceed with a formal proposal to list a species (see 1983 published guidance on listing priority numbers).