Endangered Species
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Pre-Listing: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) determines whether to add a species to the Federal lists of endangered and threatened and wildlife plants through our listing program. The first step in the listing process is to assess the status of a species. We publish "notices of review" that identify U.S. species that we believe meet the definition of endangered or threatened (we refer to these as candidate species). Through our notices of review, we seek biological information that will complete the status reviews for these candidate species. 2008 Candidate Notice of Review. While candidate species meet our listing criteria, the Service is often precluded from formally listing a species due to other higher priority activities. Candidate species do not receive protection under the Endangered Species Act but the Service works with Federal and non-Federal partners to conserve these species. Candidate conservation agreements are often initiated for these species with the goal of eliminating the current threats and ultimately preventing the need for listing. More information on candidate conservation.
Critical Habitat - TheService also designates critical habitat for many listed species through our listing program. Critical
Habitat within New York State
- Within New York State, the Service has designated
critical habitat for the Great
Lakes population of piping plovers. For more information on the Service's Endangered Species Program, go to http://endangered.fws.gov |