Recovery: "generally, improvement in the status of listed species to the point at which listing is no longer appropriate under criteria set out in section 4(a)(1) of ESA".

Recovery Planning - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) strives to recover Threatened and Endangered Species. For most species, we use recovery plans to guide our recovery actions. These plans also serve as a primary reference source for biological information on a listed species. Recovery plans may be created by Service biologists, contractors or a recovery team.

Recovery Plans for Federally Listed Species within New York State

Roseate Tern

Recovery Efforts - Within New York State, the Service is involved in a variety of recovery activities. Click on your area of interest within the state to learn more about our recovery efforts.

New York (except LI)

Long Island

For more information on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Recovery Program: http://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/index.html

For more information on our Endangered Species Program in general: http://endangered.fws.gov