Louisiana black bear
Ursus americanus luteolus · Wherever found · ECOS entity 36
In plain words
Federal ESA status Recovery
The Louisiana black bear has the federal status "Recovery". This is the U.S. federal status. It is not the IUCN Red List or a state list. No upcoming date is on the record.
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Each step shows up to three dates: the date the law sets, the date in the agency's workplan or set by a court, and the date the step was published. Every date links to the document it comes from.
| Step | Statutory date | Workplan or court-ordered date | Published (Federal Register) |
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| 90-day finding90-day finding: The agency's first answer to a petition, saying whether it is worth a full review. |
Statutory date February 10, 2025 (90-day finding, 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)). No 90-day finding published in the Federal Register as of October 24, 2026.
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Statute wording for this date: "to the maximum extent practicable".
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
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Not in the workplan | Not published as of October 24, 2026 |
Petitions
- “██████████████████ to ███████ the Louisiana Black Bear (Ursus americanus luteolus) Under the Endangered Species Act as a Threatened or Endangered Species”: petition date (closed). Source: ECOS petitions report, ECOS species profile. Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Identifiers and sources
- This record
https://conservanode.org/id/species/36- ECOS
- Species profile 8552