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		Candidate Conservation Program On This Page  About Candidate Conservation  Candidate Notice of Review  List of Candidate Species Candidate species are plants and animals for which the Service has sufficient information on their biological status and threats to propose them as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, but for which development of a listing regulation is precluded by other higher priority listing activities. The Candidate Conservation Program provides a means for conserving these species. Early conservation preserves management options, minimizes the cost of recovery, and reduces the potential for restrictive land use policies in the future. Effective candidate conservation may reverse the species' decline, ultimately eliminating the need for ESA protection. About Candidate Conservation The draft Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances Handbook is now available. This draft document provides guidance to promote efficiency and nationwide consistency in implementing our Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances permitting program. Read the Federal Register notice from June 23, 2003 (pdf) The “Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts” (PECE) will help the Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries evaluate current or planned conservation efforts, and may remove the need to place species on the endangered and threatened species list. Read the full Federal Register notice (68 FR 15100). (PDF) Read the news release Questions and Answers about PECE. (PDF) The Endangered Species Act and Candidate Species (PDF) What are Candidate Conservation Agreements With Assurances for Private Property Owners? (PDF) back to contents Candidate Notice of Review The Service periodically publishes an updated Candidate Notice of Review primarily to solicit new information on the status of candidate species and threats to their survival. Service biologists rely on a variety of sources to determine whether a species may require listing under the Act, including contributions from private, university and government scientists and other citizens, as well as local, state and federal land management and planning agencies. 2003 Candidate Notice of Review News Release 2003 Candidate Notice of Review Correction to the 2003 notice, as published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2004 Candidate List (Click on species scientific names in the list to view the species profile, which has a link to the candidate assessment form.) 2002 Candidate Notice of Review 2001 Candidate Notice of Review 1999 Candidate Notice of Review 1997 Candidate Notice of Review 1996 Candidate Notice of Review 1994 Candidate Notice of Review   (Please note: To view PDF documents, you may need to download and install the Adobe Acrobat Reader, free from Adobe, Inc.) Our Web Policies and Privacy Statement Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Visit FirstGov.gov for easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources.