Do you believe everything you hear on the radio or read in the newspaper about the ESA?
Join us weekly as we dispel common myths about ESA. We will provide you with the correct information. Every week we will present a myth and follow it with the facts. Just press on our Widget. Feel free to take this information to your own website!
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Myth: The U.S. Fish and Service only reviews a species for possible listing as endangered or threatened when we receive a petition asking us to
Fact: Since 2007, in addition to the petitions we've received and evaluated, the Service also initiated assessments of four other species. We determined that these four species did not meet the criteria for listing as endangered or threatened, and they were not elevated to candidate status.
This information is brought to you by the Alaska Region of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
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Last updated: February 13, 2013
