The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a 30 day extension to the comment deadline for the proposed threatened listing of the West Coast Distinct Population of fisher.  Originally due January 5, 2015, the comment deadline has now been extended to February 5, 2015.  

Upon initial release of the proposed rulemaking in October, USFWS cited the use of anti-coagulant rodenticides on public and private lands as a significant contributor to the decline of the species.  Such rodenticides are commonly found on illegal marijuana cultivation sites, and have been shown to be a cause of fisher deaths in certain areas on the West Coast, including the Southern Sierra Nevada.  USFWS has also identified wildfire as another significant contributor to the decline of the fisher population.

The fisher has verified habitat in thirteen RCRC member counties:  Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity and Tulare.  Background documents and instructions for filing comments can be accessed here.