Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; notice of final decision on identification of candidates for listing as endangered or threatened

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has decided to discontinue the practice of maintaining a list of species regarded as "category-2 candidates." Future lists of species that are candidates for listing under the Endangered Species Act (Act) will be restricted to those species for which the Service has on file sufficient information to support issuance of a proposed listing rule. A variety of other lists describe "species of concern" or "species in decline" and the Service believes that these lists are more appropriate for use in land management planning and natural resource conservation efforts that extend beyond the mandates of the Act. The Service is committed to working closely with the State natural resource and natural heritage agencies, Territories and Tribes, other Federal agencies, and other interested parties to cooperatively identify new species that should be regarded as candidates for protection under the Act. The Service will continue to contract for, solicit, and accept information on the biological status and threats facing individual species on a continuing basis.

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Reference Code: A96FWS04IDUS

Full Citation: U S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1996. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; notice of final decision on identification of candidates for listing as endangered or threatened. Federal Register 61 (235): 64481-64485. (December 5, 1996)

Location: ELECTRONIC FILE - BOTANY: MULTIPLE SPECIES