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Orange County Endangered Speciesjhireatened Species,Federal Sped,,. http- / /www. rs.gov /nc- es /es /onVIisVo ran e. xd Definitions of Federal Status Codes :. E = endangered. A to on. m danger of extinction throughout -alt or .a ignifi6ant portion of its rangy fteatened. A to on "likely to become endanggred Within. the foreseeable future -throughout All or a meant portion of-its r`�ah e." C = candidate. . to on� under cdnsidera.tion for-of cial hstmg for which there is sufficient formation to support listing. (Formerly "Cl" candidate species.) BGPA =13ald and Golden Eagle Protection : hot. See below. FSC = federal species of concern. A species under consideration for listing, for which there insufficient information to support listing at Us time. 'these s ties may or may not be listed M the fut e and man �of these species were formerly recognized as "C2" candidate species. `( /A ) = threatened due to shnilarity of appearance.. to on that is threatened due to sinfflarity of . appearance with another listed species and is listed fdr its protection+ Taxa listed as t (S /A) are not o d` call enda er � O' r �� n d an are x��t snh�ect to e lion con ration. fee bel6vr. a ENF = experimental population. � to on fisted. as experimental (eiiher essential or nonessential). E XP erimental, nonessential populations of en.danlg red species (eq,;. fired wok. are treated as tkeatene f species on public -land,. for consultation poses, arid. as species proposed for listmg on private Iand. P proposed. Taxa,proposed for official listing as endangered or threatened will he noted as "PE" or li F , respectively. . ` r Bald and holden Kay ro tection pct 0 PA In the July 9. oo Fed6 -ral Regist�i( 72:3" 346- 7 ), the bald' eagle was declared recovered, and removed_ (de- listed) from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered wildlife. This delisting took effect Aiigust 8, 007. After ddUsting) the Bald-and Golden Eagle Protection Pict (Eagle Act ) (16-U.S.C. 668 -8d) becomes the p6mmy lam' protecting bald eagleml he Eagle Act prohibits take of bald and golden eagles and provides a statutory deffaition of %Ae` thaf in lu l s "disturb ". The USFWS has develpped National Bald Eagle Manago=nt ifidelines- to provide dance to land managers landowners, and others as' to how to avoid &tuibing bald eagles. FoK mor information, visit Y • http://www.fws.ggLv/migatorybirds/baldeaA.htm Threatened due to similar of a12pg11EqMgeg A 1 egter (55822-5582-5), he nor In the ovember 4, l 7Feder l ism population of the bog turtle (ftoni Nov Fork south to Maryland) was listed as T (threatened), and the southem population (from Virginia south to Geora ) was listed ash. ) (threatened- due to similarity of appearance the T(S/A) designation- ban ,the�,colleotioar azd -int r-stat ,-a.nd -intemn tional commercial tradi of hog fu4les from the southern population/. -The T /A) -designation has no effect on land management activities by private landovffi'ers in Nom Carolffia, part of the southom population of the species. In addition to its official status as T / � the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers the' southern population of the hog tale as a Federal species of concern due to habitat loss. Definitions of Record Stites* Current .. the/ species has-been. 6bserved in the county within the last 50 years. Hi�torlc - the species was last observed in the county more than 50 years ago. Obscure - the date and/or location of observation is uncertain. Incidental/irnigrant - the species was observed outside of its nonrial range or habitat. Probable/potential - the species is considered likely to occur in this county based on the proximity of known records xn adjacent counties), the presence of potentially suitable habitat} or both. 2 oft 4/1/2009 100.3 AM