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Conserving the Nature of America | |
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Black-tailed Prairie Dog Removed from Candidate
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Fish and Wildlife Service to
Initiate a Status Review of the Greater Sage-Grouse
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Protecting
endangered and threatened species, removing or reducing threats
affecting them and restoring listed species to a secure status in the
wild in the primary objective of the Endangered Species Program of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Program staff evaluate information regarding declining species and the threats facing these species to determine if they should be listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Staff also identify species that are candidates for listing. Sometimes, these actions are undertaken in response to petitions submitted to the Service by private entities or other groups. Program staff are involved in consultation and coordination with Federal, State, local and private partners to implement recovery plans, grants, permits, Habitat Conservation Plans and achieve recovery of listed species. Once recovery is achieved, a species may be removed from the list. Staff coordinate Federal, State, local and private partners to promote the conservation of listed, proposed, and candidate species to achieve conservation of species before they have decline to the point where they need the protection afforded by listing under the Act. Staff also assist with resource planning and development projects to avoid adverse impacts to listed, proposed, and candidate species. |
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