[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 86 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-10841]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

[CA-069-4350-03]

 

Closure of Public Lands; Bonanza King Mine Canyon, San Bernardino 
County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with 43 CFR 8364.1 that 
the following described public lands within the Bonanza King Mine 
Canyon in San Bernardino County, California, are closed to the 
collecting, possessing, killing, or transporting of butterflies or any 
part of their lifecycle or the collecting of plants they need for their 
survival.

San Bernardino Meridian

T.11 N., R.14 E., Sections 31 and 32.

    The BLM may approve scientific research by qualified persons, which 
could include limited collecting, if this research is deemed important 
and is compatible with the preservation of the species.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 1994.

ADDRESSES: For further information, Contact Michael McGill, Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM), Needles Resource Area Office, 101 Spikes Road, 
Needles, California 92363; (619) 326-3896.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Martin's swallowtail butterfly, (Paplio 
indra martini), is under threat by poaching on lands managed by the 
BLM. The estimated number of females in the population is about 20, and 
no larvae were known to survive to an adult stage in 1993. The 
butterfly currently is not a listed or a candidate species. The 
Martin's swallowtail butterfly is known to occur within a very 
restricted area within the Providence Mountains of the Eastern Mojave 
Desert of San Bernardino County, California. The entire known range is 
circumscribed by a three by five mile rectangle. The butterfly is 
prized by collectors, and its value is enhanced by its rare status. 
Poaching by collectors is a threat. Poachers will often collect plants, 
eggs and/or larvae to be raised in captivity. Swallowtails are very 
susceptible to disease when raised in captivity on harvested plants. If 
larvae do not survive, poachers must collect again. Since this 
butterfly is not protected under the Endangered Species Act, this 
disclosure will help prevent individuals from attempting to collect the 
Swallowtail butterfly under the pretense of collecting other 
butterflies that are found in the area.

Penalties

    Violations of supplementary rules authorized by 43 CFR title 43, 
chapter II, part 8360, subpart 8364.1 are punishable by a fine not to 
exceed $1000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

    Dated: April 25, 1994.
Michael Blymyer,
Acting Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-10841 Filed 5-4-94; 8:45 am]
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