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Alabama: ESA Section 6 Program
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Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Montgomery, AL
Agreement
Cooperative Agreement signed: November 8, 2010
Species
Alabama's agreement lists the following species:
Endangered
- Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
- Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Threatened
- Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)
- Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
Note: To be eligible for funding through the Species Recovery Grants program, species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) must be covered by the State's section 6 agreement. Proposed and candidate species that occur in the State do not need to be listed on the agreement to be eligible for funding.