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Spotted Owl Timeline

1918 July 3: Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)

1936 Addition of spotted owl as a protected migratory bird

Early 1970s First Development of guidelines for spotted owl protection

1973 Endangered Species Act (ESA)

1976 National Forest Managment Act

1978 Amendments to ESA with an exemption process

1979 Snail darter exemption case

1979 Whooping crane exemption case

1982 Amendment to ESA with addition of the word "solely"

1984 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) is published

1986 Draft Supplement to the FEIS is published (SEIS)

1986 Newspaper articles and events

1987 Newspaper articles and events

1988 Final Supplement to the FEIS is published

1988 Newspaper articles and events

1989 FWS proposal to list spotted owl as Threatened under ESA

1989 Newspaper articles and events

1990 Inter-agency Scientific Committee (ISC) Report is published

1990 June: FWS officially lists spotted owl as Threatened

1990 Newspaper articles and events

1991 Judge Dwyer decisions

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