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Private Landowners, States, and the Endangered Species Act
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Many federally listed species occur partially, extensively—in some cases even exclusively—on private lands; so working with private landowners is essential to protecting and recovering endangered species.
To recover species on non-Federal lands, we must protect landowners' interests in their land while providing incentives to manage those lands in ways that benefit endangered species. We are fully committed to finding this balance between private property rights and endangered species protection.
Other Federal agencies work with us through the consultation process, as laid out in section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
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Overview
- Our Endangered Species Program and How It Works with Landowners (PDF)
- Partnerships with States, Tools for Helping Communities and Landowners Conserve Species Habitat (March 2003) (PDF)
- The Road Back, Endangered Species Recovery, Success with Partners (PDF)
Tools for State and Private Landowners
- Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances provide incentives for non-Federal landowners to conserve candidate species. Read the fact sheet (PDF)
- Endangered and Threatened Species Permits for native species. Permits provide exemptions to ESA prohibitions
- Endangered Species Grants for States, Territories, and Private Landowners
- Safe Harbor Agreements for Private Property Owners, Questions and Answers (PDF)
- Incidental take permits and Habitat Conservation Planning help landowners legally proceed with activities that might otherwise result in the illegal harm to a listed species.
- Endangered and Threatened Species Permits for native species.
Other information for landowners
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