endangered species act: jeopardy!
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…it expressed concern that native WHAT were in danger of becoming extinct?
When Congress passed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1973…
Answer: Imperiled species and the ecosystems on which they depend
The purpose of the ESA is to protect and recover what?
Which two federal government agencies administer the ESA? -
Terrestrial and fresh water organism Marine wildlife
Under the ESA, a species may be listed
as either:Answer: Endangered or Threatened
Answer: a species is indanger of extinction throughout allor a significant portion of its range.
“Endangered” means:
Answer: FALSE. “Pest” insects are not eligible for listing as endangered or threatened.
True or False? All species of plants and animals, including pest insects, are eligible for listing.
In March 2011, the FWS listed_____ species worldwide as endangered
or threatened, of which ____ occurred in theUnited States.
1)damage to, or destruction of, a species’ habitat 2) overutilization of the species for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes 3) disease or predation 4) inadequacy of existing protection; and 5) other natural or manmade factors that
affect the continued existence of the species.
When evaluating a species for listing, the FWS considers five factors:
The FWS also maintains a list of “candidate” species. These are species for which the FWS has enough information to warrant proposing them for listing but is precluded from doing so by higher listing priorities.
While listing actions of higher priority go forward, the FWS works with States, Tribes, private landowners, private partners, and other Federal agencies to carry out conservation actions for these species to prevent further decline and possibly eliminate the need for listing.
What are “Candidate” Species?
The ESA protects endangered andthreatened species and their habitats byprohibiting the “____” of listed animals
and the interstate or international trade inlisted plants and animals, including theirparts and products, except under Federal
permit.
…defined as “to harass, harm,pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap,
capture, or collect or attempt to engage inany such conduct.”
The ESA makes it unlawful for a person to take a listed animal without a permit. “Take” is… ?
The term “____” is defined as “an actwhich actually kills or injures wildlife.”
Who writes and implements these plans withthe assistance of species experts; other
Federal, State, and local agencies;Tribes; nongovernmental organizations;
academia; and other stakeholders?
It is extremely rare that aproject ends up being withdrawn or
terminated because of jeopardy to alisted species.
True or False?
The ESA also requires the designationof “________ _______” for listed species.
So what if you own private land where there are
federally listed species?Options:
Habitat Conservation Plans Landowners may
receive a permit to take such species incidental to otherwise legal activities, provided they have developed an approved habitat conservation plan (HCP).
Habitat Conservation Plans Assessment of the likely
impacts on the species from the proposed action
Steps that the permit holder will take to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts
Funding for HCP
Safe Harbor Agreements Non-Federal landowners
voluntarily aid in the recovery of listed speciesby improving or maintaining wildlife habitat. Under SHAs, landowners manage the enrolled property and may return it to originally agreed-upon “baseline” conditions for the species and its habitat at the end of the agreement.
Candidate Conservation Agreements Conservation
agreements (CCAs) are voluntary agreements between landowners and one or more other parties to reduce or remove threats to candidate or other at-risk species.
U.S. is a party to C.I.T.E. S. -Convention onInternational Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora – 175 nation agreement
International Efforts to Protect Species
Access the latest publication of listed animals and listed plants as published in the Government Printing Office's Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants 50
eCFR 17.11 and 17.12, which is updated daily.
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