# 2025-21041: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 66 Southeastern Species

2025-21041, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 66 Southeastern Species, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service published 2025-11-25, effective 2025-11-25 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21041
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-21041
- Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 66 Southeastern Species
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
- Citation: 90 FR 53383
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2025-11-25
- Comments close: 2026-01-26
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is checking up on 66 plants and animals in the Southeast to see if they still need protection as endangered or threatened. They’re asking for any new info by January 26, 2026, to make sure their decisions are spot-on. This review helps keep these species safe and guides future conservation efforts without extra costs right now.

## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act for 66 animal and plant species. A 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review to ensure the accuracy of the species' classification as endangered or threatened. We are requesting submission of any such information that has become available since the previous status review for each species.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-21041 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-21041/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-initiation-of-5-year-status-reviews-for-66)
- [2025-21041 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-21041.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2025-21040, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21040)
- [Next: 2025-21042, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21042)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21041 (as of 2026-06-08).