Sentences with phrase «species list such»

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Birds — improved wetland habitat for waterbirds with a total of 52 species of waterbirds observed across 49 survey sites, including threatened and listed species such as the threatened blue - billed and freckled ducks recorded in wetlands that received Commonwealth environmental water

If there were such a thing as a «C - store Foodservice Endangered Species» list, you might see the roller dog and the slushie right up there at the top.

Other species such as red grouse, golden plover, curlew and black grouse are listed as likely to benefit from the «legal control of generalist predators».

Such a strategy is in jeopardy, though, because the FDA added the lionfishes Pterois volitans and Pterois miles to their ciguatera watch list, a catalog of species that may contain the potentially fatal foodborne toxin, citing evidence that lionfish have positively tested for ciguatera.

If the listing is finalised next year, it will be the first time a species of such commercial value has come under the protection of the Endangered Specispecies of such commercial value has come under the protection of the Endangered SpeciesSpecies Act.

A regional check list such as this one and a worldwide check list can work together to reinforce precision in the definition and communication about species, especially decreasing confusion about synonyms.

It is an internationally important site for bird life, listed under the Ramsar Convention, and home to endangered species such as the Dalmatian pelican.

The nutritional value of one cactus stem of Opuntia ficus - indica — a «prickly pear» cactus popular in Mexico, where it is known as «nopal» — is often compared to that of a beef steak, and the roots of species such as Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus which is listed as Near Threatened, are used as anti-inflammatories.

Although considered the most abundant of the marine turtles, there has been a net decline in the global numbers of the species, such that they are currently listed as «vulnerable» by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Such a loss is devastating for a population that has been proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act.

Golden eagles, like most birds, will breed only with their own species, the result being a third, smaller golden eagle that can be diagnosed as such from a distance by checking off a short, satisfying list of physical identifiers.

The study did not consider other features of the white - listed species such as water use or susceptibility of pests and disease, factors that are also important for potential feedstock.

As a result, he says, the IUCN Red List's assessments are missing subtle geographic features such as patchy deforestation and variations in elevation that can limit where species can live within a given range.

IUCN officials plug those observations into an algorithm that considers factors such as habitat loss and population trends, and then ranks where the species fall on the Red List.

Jolie Harrison works at NOAA managing programs to implement the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act that: 1) allow for incidental marine mammal take resulting from activities such as military training or seismic surveys, and 2) allow for research, enhancement, and photography of marine mammals and ESA - listed fish and sea turtles.

Users can also access species lists from hundreds of sites of interest, such as.

The regional ocr offered the school a list of alternatives, such as human - resource development, human species or humanity, grantspersonship.

Add to that the increasing popularity of sunroofs, T - tops (two removable roof panels), targa tops (one big removable roof panel) and the declining popularity of foreign sports convertibles such Fiats, Triumphs and MGs, and the convertible was placed on the endangered species list.

The use of species - specific references, such as those listed in Part 2 of this document, the Minimum Required Reference List, would be expected, and encouraged.

Wildlife laws exist at the federal and state level that are designed to protect species such as migratory birds, and those listed as endangered or threatened.

A brief and incomplete list of their positive roles would include the pollination of many, perhaps most higher plants; the decomposition of organic materials, facilitating the recycling of carbon, nitrogen, and other essential nutrients; the control of populations of harmful invertebrate species (including other insects); the direct production of certain foods (honey, for example); and the manufacture of useful products such as silk and shellac.

But such special rules can not be issued if a species is listed as endangered.

While Mr. Kempthorne and Dale Hall, director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, said Wednesday that they saw no separate risk to polar bears from oil and gas activity, the latest assessment of the species for the International Conservation Union, by a group of experts including Fish and Wildlife Service biologists, did include such activity in a list of threats, including toxic contaminants, shipping and recreational viewing.

(Sec. 510) Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, if he or she lists forestry practices as eligible offset practice types, to promulgate regulations for the selection and use of species in forestry and other relevant land management - related offset practices to: (1) ensure that native species are given primary consideration in such practices; (2) encourage the conservation of biological diversity; and (3) prohibit the use noxious weeds or invasive plants.

«If the Administrator lists forestry or other relevant land management - related offset projects as eligible offset project types under section 733, the Administrator, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, shall promulgate regulations for the selection and use of species in such offset projects --

Bald and Golden Eagles are protected under both MBTA and BGEPA, and many species listed under the ESA are also protected under the MBTA, such as Whooping Cranes, California Condors, Least Terns, Kirtland's Warblers, Northern Aplomado Falcons, Roseate Terns, and Piping Plovers.

However, the report also stresses that concerted conservation action can have an impact: 5 % of species currently listed as threatened in the wild (including such high profile species as the African elephant) are showing signs of recovery.

There are various ways to do this, such as the respected vTree app from Virginia Tech that lists regional species based on a zip code and the Arbor Day Foundation's tree app that Melissa wrote about.

The Endangered Species Act directs the Services, at the time they list a threatened or endangered species, to designate «any habitat of such species which is then considered to be critical habitat» where prudent and determinable, and based on the best scientific data avaSpecies Act directs the Services, at the time they list a threatened or endangered species, to designate «any habitat of such species which is then considered to be critical habitat» where prudent and determinable, and based on the best scientific data avaspecies, to designate «any habitat of such species which is then considered to be critical habitat» where prudent and determinable, and based on the best scientific data avaspecies which is then considered to be critical habitat» where prudent and determinable, and based on the best scientific data available.