Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Critical Habitat Designation (ESA)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-06-01 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee: 2025 — FWS final rule designates approximately 1,534,951 acres (621,172 ha) across 14 habitat units in 33 counties in 6 eastern-U.S. states as occupied critical habitat for Bombus affinis under ESA Section 4, triggering Section 7 consultation obligations for federal actions that may affect the designated areas. (novelty: 2)
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Contributing findings
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
01-jun-2026
novelty 2
per-area 2
introduces