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orange County Endangered Species,11 reatened Species,Federal Sped... http://w-ww..fws.gov/nc-es/es/ciitylist/orange.html Definitions of Federal Status Codes:.. B = endangered. A taxon "mi dander of extinction througlsout -all or .a significant portion of its rangq:" . �` = threatened. ,A taxon ►' likely to -become exidaixgered witl�ih tie foreseeable future -throughout all o� a " ignificant portion of-its mbge." ' C = candidate. A taxon under consideration for official listing for which there is. sufficient information to support fasting. (Formerly "C 1" candidate species.) BGPA =Bald and golden Eagle Protection. Act. See bellow. FSC = federal species, of concern. A species under consideration for listing, for which there is insufficient information to support listing at tlu g tube. These species may or may not be listed m the future, and many f these species were formerly recognized as "C2" candidate species. T(S/A) = threatened due to simal arity of app a aranc e. ' A taxon that is threatened due to s arity of appearance with another lasted species and is listed far its protection. Taxa listed as T are not biwo — ARy endangered df heate d and are not subject to Section•7�consultation• See bel6w."'' BAP - experimental population. A taxon. listed as experimental. [either essein�tial or .nonessential): p pp . Experimental, nonessential populations of endangered species (e.g.,, red wolf). are treated as threatened p pP species on public -land, for consultation purposes, and as species proposed for lasting on private- land. • P proposed. Taxa proposed for official lasting as endangered or threatened will be noted as "PE" or "PT ", respectively. Bald and Golden Eagle' Protection Act SPA. : In the Jul , 2007 Federal Reg &et r( 72:37346-3737-2),, the bald' eag'�e eras declared recovered, a�� removed (de- listed) from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered wildlife. This delistmg took effect August 8,2007• After defistfng, the Bald-and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act) (16 IJ:•S.C/ 668 -668d becomes the rims law rotectin. bald eagles. The Eagle Act prohibits tale of bald and ) primary protecting • golden eagles and provides a statutory defmition of "take" than 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 d�rbing bald eagles. Fob mor ixifornatin, visit • hgp://www.fws.ga/mi • ato birdslbaldea e.htrn }. Threatened due to sunilari of appeLtranceff(SLADO In the November 4, 1997 Federal Register (55522 - 55825), the northern population of the bog turtle (from New York south to Maryland), was lasted as T (threatened), and the southern population (from Virginia south to Georgia.) was listed as T(S/A.) (threatened due to similarity • of appearance). The T(SIA) designation - bans - the- • co11 eotion - act - interstate- andwinternational. eommercial trade of bdg turtles from the southern o ulation. -The T(S /A) •designation has no effect on land management activities by private landowners in North Carolina, pait of the southern -population of the species. In addition to its official status as T(S /A.), the C.T.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 an the county within the last 50 years. Historic - the species was last observed in the county more than 50 years ago. Obscure M the date and/or location of observation is uncertain. Incidental/migrant w the species was observed outside of its normal range or habitat, Probablelpotential - the species is considered likely. to occur in this county based on the proximity of known records (m** adjacent counties), the presence of potentially suitable habitat, or both. 2 of 2 4/1/2009 10:53 AM