Sentences with phrase «critical habitat for»

Proposed changes to the role and timing of economic impact analyses during the process of designating critical habitat for an endangered species may have unintended economic impacts on adjacent communities.

Proposed changes to the role and timing of economic impact analyses during the process of designating critical habitat for an endangered...

Represented farmers, ranchers and agricultural entities regarding the designation of critical habitat for the California Tiger Salamander;

These wildlands also serve as critical habitat for Oregon's wildlife, including many threatened and endangered species.

U.S. District Court judge rules in favor of more habitat protections for jaguars Just this month, U.S. District Judge John Roll ruled that a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision not to designate critical habitat for the jaguar and develop a recovery plan for the endangered animal was based on incorrect criteria.

The Government of Nepal announced today an expansion of Bardia National Park in the Terai Arc Landscape by 900 sq km, which will increase critical habitat for tigers.

But when plantations and processing plants move in, they clear cut vast tracts of tropical rainforest, destroying critical habitat for endangered species and violating the rights of forest - dependent communities.

The result is devastating: We lose an ecological treasure and critical habitat for endangered species, as well as the world's largest «carbon sink.»

The Beaufort's coastline along the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, meanwhile, is designated as critical habitat for that threatened species and is also a migration route for bowhead whales.

The wooded land not only is important as a critical habitat for birds and other wildlife but sequesters carbon that contributes to global climate change.

Riau was chosen for the study because it is home to vast peatlands estimated to hold Southeast Asia's largest store of carbon, and contains some of the most critical habitat for Sumatran elephants and tigers.

In what the military refers to as Alaska's «premier» joint training exercise, Alaskan Command aims to conduct «Northern Edge» over 8,429 nautical miles, which include critical habitat for all five wild Alaskan salmon species and 377 other species of marine life.

In 1969 a Union Oil Co. oil rig blowout gushed 80,000 barrels of oil into the ocean, covering shorelines and critical habitat for fish, marine mammals and seabirds.

It wouldn't infringe on any critical habitat for the desert tortoise, which is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

Its coasts provide refuge for Pacific walruses and ice seals and designated critical habitat for threatened polar bears.

Its RAMSAR wetlands are an internationally declared feeding ground for migratory birds and a critical habitat for rare and endangered species.

No critical habitat for listed species would be negatively affected.

Anacapa Island, located only about 11 mi (18 km) from the urbanized coast of Southern California, provides critical habitat for seabirds, pinnipeds such as California sea lions, and several endemic plants and animals.

San Ignacio lagoon is also the critical habitat for the nearly extinct Berrendo or pronghorn antelope and an important feeding habitat for four of the worlds seven species of sea turtles: leatherbacks, hawksbills, green turtles and Olive Ridleys (all endangered).

The shoreline fringe and associated acacia woodland provide critical habitat for the endangered Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsciseros) and other mammals.

Prevailing currents seemed likely to smash the wreck, still carrying 60,000 gallons of fuel oil, into the coral reefs of Johnston Atoll, critical habitat for several endangered species.

New 5 - year plan links a healthy environment to a strong economy with a focus on the Arctic, oceans, freshwater and terrestrial systems that provide critical habitat for species

For example, fast ice provides a critical habitat for emperor penguins, yet this remains difficult to distinguish from pack ice at a regional and global scale.

High levels of noise pollution were also found in critical habitat for endangered species, namely in endangered plant and insect habitats.

FWS was more likely to listen to peer reviewers who recommended removing proposed areas of critical habitat for reasons such as because it had not been properly identified.

When FWS first proposed critical habitat for the endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow, based on his 2 decades of research on the species, Pimm liked the map.

On 10 April, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) in Tucson, Arizona, joined three other organizations — the Humane Society of the United States, Defenders of Wildlife, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation — to file a federal lawsuit calling for the government to increase the amount of space designated as critical habitat for the whales under the US Endangered Species Act.

Pinon seedlings take decades to become pinon pines, a critical habitat for hundreds of species in the western U.S..

Crops like alfalfa provide critical habitat for the Long - billed Curlew, the largest shorebird in North America and a species of continental conservation concern.

The prairies of the Upper Missouri River Basin are home to iconic species such as the prairie dog and provide critical habitat for many grassland birds, but they are losing ground to food production and, increasingly, to bioenergy crops.

Meanwhile, responding to pressure from environmental groups, the FWS has listed some 760,000 acres of Arizona and New Mexico as critical habitat for the jaguar.

Grasslands and shrublands provide critical habitat for a wide range of plant and animal species, yet they are among the most rapidly declining types of habitat in Massachusetts.

In addition to protecting critical habitat for native species, Mass Audubon's land conservation efforts provide many quality - of - life benefits, including clean drinking water, locally grown food, and places to learn about and enjoy nature.

The pine savannah is an endangered ecosystem and provides critical habitat for species such as the endangered Yellow - headed Parrot.

Bird Friendly certified organic coffees grow under biodiverse shade that provides critical habitat for migratory songbirds and other wildlife, sequesters carbon and fights climate change.

In particular, the delivery of additional environmental water is expected to support on - going improvement in the condition and extent of the aquatic herb known as Ruppia tuberose which provides critical habitat for fish and invertebrate species in the Coorong Southern Lagoon.

The most significant shortcoming in the Plan may be that it allows for significant continued industrial logging in already excessively disturbed critical habitat for woodland caribou in the boreal forest.

The noise maps could help scientists identify key areas to keep quiet, such as critical habitats for endangered species, he adds.

Saline lakes, which provide critical habitats for migratory birds, are threatened globally and especially in the arid western United States.

These woodlands serve as critical habitats for Cerulean and Prothonotary warblers and more than two dozen other threatened bird species.

2012, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service published a proposed rule to enact changes to the process for designating critical habitats for endangered species.

Not exact matches

RENO, Nev. (AP)-- Newmont Mining Corp. officials signed an agreement Tuesday with the U.S. government and the state of Nevada to protect some of the most critical sage grouse habitat in the West in exchange for assurances it will be allowed to develop...

Acts of parliament need to be passed, as in the state of Victoria in Australia, that provide for the preservation of species by preserving critical habitats.

I've learned so much from editors, I've met great people I hope to work with for a long time to come, and I enjoy sharing information with the public about critical efforts to save species and habitats around the world.

«Protecting and restoring critical habitats that also provide connectivity between habitats are the main goals for which we have to work together in order to ensure the survival of jaguars in the Amazon River Basin,» said Diego Amorocho.

In order to protect moth populations at risk of extinction, the authors suggest that land - use managers should try to eliminate street lighting as much as possible in prime moth habitats, for example by turning off light at critical times in the year.

And for little if any gain: The study concludes that critical habitat designation does not correlate with better data on the habitat or improved measures to preserve it.

Both those for and against the project note that the outcome of the jaguar habitat could have implications for future interpretation of the U.S. Endangered Species Act, which currently requires the FWS to establish critical habitat areas for species on the list.

A «critical habitat» designation, which is what the group is seeking for the big cats, would not halt development, rather it would mean denying any federal - level permits for landscape alteration — say, draining a wetland or filling in a riparian area — that would make the area less advantageous for the cats.

They say that coastal nursery grounds and offshore refuging areas for scalloped hammerheads are therefore critical habitats where protected marine reserves should be sited.