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Orange County Endangered Species,•'ptueatened Species,Pederal Speci... http://www.fv/s.gov/nc-es/es/cntyli st/orange.html Definnions of Federal Status Codes: . E = endangered. A taxon "iii danger of extinction throughout •all. or-a significant portion of its range:" :'• T = threatened. A taxon "likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future -throughout all or a significant portion of•its range." ~ • • - C = candidate. A taxon under consideration for-official listing for which there is sufficient information to support listing. (Formerly "Cl"candidate species) -. BGPA =Bald and Golden Eagle Protections Act. See below. 1 ~ . FSC =federal species of concern. A species under consideration fox Listing, for which there is insufficient . ~ "..information to support listing at this time. These species may or may riot be listed iri the future, and many • •'of these species were formerly recognized as "C2" candidate species. - ~ T(S/A) =threatened due to similarity of appearance.'A taxon that is threatened due to similarity of •• _ __appearance with another listed species and is listed for its protection. Tara listed as T(S/A) are net ... FiologicaIly endangered-or threatened"and are not subject to Section Toonsultation.'See below. j EXP =experimental population. A. taxori Listed as experimental {either essential or.nonessential)~. .Experimental, nonessential populations of endangered species (e.g~;. red wolf}. are treated as threatened species on public •Iand,. for consultation purposes, and.as species proposed for listing on private~land. • P =proposed. Taxa.proposed for official listing as endangered or threatened will be noted as "PE" or ' ~ "PT",respectively. - ~. .~ , Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act {BGPA)': ~ ~ ~ • I ~ ~ •- In the July 9, 2007 Federal Register{.72:37346-37372), the bald-eagle was declared recovered, and removed. (de-listed) from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered wildlife. This delisfiing took effect August 8,2007. After delisting, the Bald•and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act) {16.U.S.C. 6~8-668d} becomes the primary law protecting bald eagles. The Eagle Act prohibits take of bald and . golden eagles and provides a statutory definition of "take"~ that includes "disturb". The USFWS has .: developed National'Bald Eagle Management Guidelines to provide guidance to land managers, . • landowners, and others as to how to avoid disturbing bald eagles. For mor information, visit • httn:/lwww.fws.Gov/mi~ratorvbirdslbaldea~le.htm ~ •` Threatened due to similarity of apnearance(T(S/A ~ In the November 4, 1997 ~FederalR.egister (55822-55825), ,fine northern population of the bog turtle (from ~' New York south to Maryland) was listed as T (threatened), and the southern. population (fram Virginia . south to Georgia} was listed as T{S/A} (threatened due to similarity'of appearance). The T(S/A) • ~ • ••- •• • • • desigaation•bans the_•rollegtio~and-intex~tate-and~Jntemational commercial trade of bog turtles fram the • southern population. The T(S/A) •designation has no effect on land management activities by private landowners in North Carolina, part of the southern population of the species. In addition to its official status a.s T(S/A), the U S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers the'southern population of the bog turtle as a Federal species of concern due to habitat loss. Definitions of Record Status: ~ ~ - Current -the. species has been observed in the county within the last SO years. _ Historic -the species was last observed in the county more than 50 years ago. Obscure -the date and/or location of observation is uncertain. IncidentaUznigrant -the species was observed outside of its normal range or habitat. Probable/potential -the species is considered likely to occur in this county based on the proximity of knows records {in adjacent counties), the presence of potentially suitabie habitat, or both. C C 2 oft 4/1/2009 10:53 AM