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r <br /> 2. Present legal or other formal status <br /> A. National <br /> 1. United States <br /> a. Present designated or proposed legal protection or regulation- <br /> There is currently no designated or proposed federal legal <br /> protection for this subspecies. <br /> b. Other current formal status recommendations- Preble's <br /> meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudronius preblet) is currently <br /> a Category 2 candidate subspecies. Thus, the United States Fish <br /> and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will consider the information in <br /> this report to decide whether to upgrade this mammal's <br /> classification to a Category 1. Upgrading may initiate <br /> consideration for listing this subspecies as threatened or <br /> endangered. <br /> C. Review of past status- Preble's meadow jumping mouse has had <br /> no formal legal protection or special status in the past Recently, <br /> concern has arisen pertaining to the status of Preble's meadow <br /> jumping mouse. The USFWS has initiated this Status Survey in <br /> order to determine whether the subspecies should be listed as <br /> threatened or endangered. <br /> B. State <br /> 1. Colorado <br /> a. Present designated or proposed legal protection or regulation- <br /> Preble's meadow jumping mouse has been classified by the State <br /> of Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) as a "nongame" <br /> subspecies. This classification provides legal protection of the <br /> subspecies from being taken (Judy Sheppard pers. comm.). <br /> b. Other current formal status recommendations- In May 1990, <br /> the CDOW classified the Preble's subspecies a "species of special <br /> concern." This is an administrative classification, and not a legal <br /> one. The Preble's subspecies is currently the only mammal <br /> classified as a "species of special concern" in the state (Judy <br /> Sheppard pers. comm.). <br /> C. Review of past status- Historically, Preble's meadow jumping <br /> mouse has been legally protected as a "nongame" subspecies. <br /> 2. Wyoming <br /> a. Present designated or proposed legal protection or regulation- <br /> On March 8, 1993, the State of Wyoming Game & Fish <br /> Department (WGFD) enacted a nongame wildlife protection <br /> regulation under Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Chapter <br /> LII: Nongame Wildlife (Bob Luce pers. cotton.). This is a <br /> Commission regulation, and is not a state statute. The regulation <br /> provides legal protection for nongame mammals. In particular, <br /> Preble's meadow jumping mouse was provided with the highest <br /> level of protection under Section 11 of the regulation, which <br /> prohibits intentional take of the subspecies, but does not <br /> prosecute incidental take and allows taking for reasons of public <br /> health (Bob Luce pers. comm.). <br /> Fad 5,.....Se y <br /> P® FLS.lz c <br /> Mad,24.1993 2 <br />