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- May affect, is likely to adversely affect – the appropriate determination if any adverse effects (for example, harm or take) to listed species or designated critical habitat may occur as a direct or indirect result of the proposed action, and the effects are not discountable or insignificant.
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(19) The term "take" means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. (20) The term "threatened species" means any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
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Listed species means any species of fish, wildlife, or plant which has been determined to be endangered or threatened under section 4 of the Act. Listed species are found in 50 CFR 17.11-17.12.
Act means the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Action means all activities or programs of any kind authorized, funded, or carried out, in whole or in part, by Federal agencies in the United States or upon the high seas.
Nov 8, 1999 · This final rule defines the term ``harm'', which is contained in the definition of ``take'' in the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The purpose of this rulemaking is to clarify the type of actions that may result in a take of a listed species under the ESA.
WHAT IS THE ESA? The Endangered Species Act (ESA) (codified at 16 U.S.C §§ 1531-1599) conserves and protects threatened and endangered species, as well as species that are proposed for listing as threatened or endangered, and their critical habitat.
Mar 4, 2021 · Under the ESA, domestic and foreign species of animals (both vertebrate and invertebrate) and plants can be listed as either endangered or threatened, according to an assessment of the risk of their extinction. Once a species is listed, the act provides tools to aid the species’ conservation and recovery and to protect its habitat.
Aug 7, 2024 · This document provides an overview of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ecological risk assessment process for the evaluation of potential risk to endangered and threatened (listed) species from exposure to pesticides.
