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Conservation of Candidate Species
Consultation | Recovery | Working with Landowners Under Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act, Candidates are species that warrant protection but whose listing is precluded by higher workload priorities. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed programs to conserve and recover candidate species awaiting ESA protection. Through Candidate Conservation Agreements and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service works in partnership with public agencies, private organizations, and landowners, to:
Candidate Conservation in the Chesapeake Bay Field Office
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