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Section 4. Who (or what) gets to join the `list' ? 40 <br />• Two lists; <br />- Endan -gered species, any species in danger of extinction <br />throughout all or a significant portion of its range; <br />- Threatened species, any species likely to become endangered. <br />• Other than the name, what's the difference? <br />- For 'threatened species' the Service may develop `special <br />regulations' that allow for increased management flexibility. <br />Otherwise, endangered and threatened species receive the same <br />level of protection. <br />• What's meant by the word `species'? <br />- The term `species' includes any subspecies of fish or wildlife or <br />plant, and any distinct population segment of any species of <br />vertebrate fish or wildlife which interbreed when mature. <br />• Factors to be considered when 'listing' or 'delisting' a species: <br />- present or threatened destruction, modification or curtailment <br />of its range or habitat; <br />- over utilization; <br />- disease or predation; <br />- inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; Wor <br />- other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued <br />survival. <br />• What information can be used when deciding to 'list' a species? <br />- The Secretary shall make these decisions "...solely on the basis <br />of the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available..." <br />- Can also consider ongoing efforts by the States to protect such <br />species. <br />- Cannot consider economic considerations. <br />• What is `critical habitat'? For any listed species the Secretary <br />shall ( "...to the maximum extent prudent and determinable... ") also list <br />specific areas within and outside the geographic area occupied by the <br />species when listed that is essential or critical to the <br />0 <br />2 <br />