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<br />001651 <br /> <br />Section 4. Who (or what) gets to join the 'list' ? <br /> <br />. Two lists; <br />- Endangered 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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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; -c!1I <br />over utilization; <br />- disease or predation; <br />inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; &/or <br />other natural or man made factors affecting its continued <br />survival. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />2 <br />