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Nongame Wildlife Program Publications

Recently added documents.

• California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2012. Public notice: Black-backed woodpecker candidacy
• Osborn, S. D. and D. B. Applebee. 2011. Evaluation of the Petition from the Center for Biological Diversity to List American Pika (Ochotona princeps) as Threatened California Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Comrack, L. A. and D. B. Applebee. 2011. Evaluation of petition from John Muir Project of Earth Institute and Center for Biological Diversity to list black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) as threatened or endangered California Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Shuford, W. D. 2010. Inland-breeding pelicans, cormorants, gulls, and terns in California: A catalogue, digital atlas, and conservation tool. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Nongame Wildlife Program Report 2010-01. Sacramento, CA.
• Marschalek, D.A. 2010. California least tern breeding survey, 2009 season. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Nongame Wildlife Program Report 2010-03, Sacramento, CA. 24 pp. + app.
• Berg, E.C., J.P. Pollinger, and T. B. Smith. 2010. Population structure of the Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) in California: are northern and southern populations genetically distinct? Calif. Dept. Fish and Game, Nongame Wildlife Program Rpt. 2010-05 and Audubon California, Sacramento, CA. 25 pp.
• Meese, R.J. 2010. Detection, monitoring, and fates of tricolored blackbird colonies in 2010 in the Central Valley of California. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Nongame Wildlife Program Report 20010-06, Sacramento, CA. 21 pp. + appendix.
• Zembal, R., S.M. Hoffman, J. Konecny, L. Conrad, C. Gailband, and M. Mace. 2010. Light-footed Clapper Rail Management, Study, and Propagation in California, 2009. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Nongame Wildlife Program Report, 2010-07. Sacramento, CA. 31pp.
• Zembal, R. and S. M. Hoffman. 2010. A survey of the Belding's Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi) in California, 2010. Calif. Dep. Fish and Game, Wildlife Branch, Nongame Wildlife Program Report 2010-10, Sacramento, CA. 17 pp.
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2010. Evaluation of Petition from the Center for Biological Diversity to List All Populations of the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa and Rana sierrae) as Endangered.
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2010. A Status Review of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) + figures and appendices.
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2010. A Status Review of the Fisher (Martes pennanti) in California + figures and appendices.
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2008. Evaluation of petition: Request of the Center for Biological Diversity to list the Pacific Fisher (Martes pennanti) as threatened or endangered. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Sacramento, CA. 77 pp. + figures and appendices.
• Osborn, S. and Clifford, D. 2009. White-Nose Syndrome in Bats Briefing Note California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Nongame Wildlife Program
• Bolster, B.C., editor. 1998. Terrestrial Mammal Species of Special Concern in California. Draft Final Report prepared by P.V. Brylski, P.W. Collins, E.D. Pierson, W.E. Rainey and T.E. Kucera. Report submitted to California Department of Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Management Division, Nongame Bird and Mammal Conservation Program for Contract No.FG3146WM
• Comrack, L. A. and R. J. Logsdon. 2008. Status review of the American peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum) in California. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Nongame Wildlife Program Report 2008-06. 36 pp + appendices.
• 2004. Evaluation of Petition: Request of the Center for Biological Diversity et al. (2004) to List California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) AS ENDANGERED Prepared by Betsy C. Bolster and Kristi Fien. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Species Conservation and Recovery Program Report 2004-04.
• Shuford, W. D. and T. Gardali, Editors. 2008. California Bird Species of Special Concern: A ranked assessment of species, subspecies and distinct populations of birds of immediate conservation concern in California. Studies of Western Birds No. 1. Western Field Ornithologists, Camarillo, California and California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento.
• Tricolored Blackbird Working Group. 2007. Conservation Plan for the Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor). Susan Kester (ed.). Sustainable Conservation. San Francisco, CA.
• Evaluation of Petition from Center for Biological Diversity to List American Pika (Ochotona Princeps) as Threatened
  Prepared by John R. Gustafson & Randi J. Logsdon. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Nongame Wildlife Program Report 2007-05.
• Recommendation to Delist the California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) from Endangered Status
  Prepared by Esther E. Burkett, Randi J. Logsdon & Kristi Fien. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Nongame Wildlife Program Report 2007-04.

• The Status of Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Animals of California 2000-2004.
• The Status of Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Animals of California 2000.
• Bird and Mammal Research Report Bibliography and Individual Reports
• Plant Research Report Bibliography

Species of Special Concern (SSC) Reports:

• "Fish SSC in California", Second Edition, 1995
• "Amphibian and Reptile SSC in California", 1994
• "California Bird Species of Special Concern", 2008
• "Mammalian SSC in California", 1986
• "Terrestrial Mammal SSCs in California", 1998
  

Other Publications

• Cooperative Agreement Between the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1991) (PDF)
• Big Pine Creek Aquatic Biodiversity Management Plan
• Natural Communities Conservation Planning (NCCP) Publications
• Biogeographic Data Branch Publications
• Main CDFW Publications Page

GIS Species Distribution Maps

• Bald Eagle Distribution Map
• Northern Spotted Owl Distribution Map

Other GIS Map Products

• Wildlife Habitats of California
• Seasonal Bird Species Richness
• CNDDB Animal Element Occurrences
• CNDDB Plant Element Occurrences
• Human Population Density