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72 Nest 54 Biological Inventory Report Orange County,N.C. 4.2 NCNHP State-Listed Species The NCNHP tracks state listed species that are not currently protected by the USFWS under the Federal ESA but are tracked by the State due to their rarity in North Carolina. These species are compiled in the NCNHP 2022 Rare Animal and Plant Lists. The NCNHP Rare Plant List includes North Carolina legal status information from the North Carolina Plant Conservation Program (NCPCP), a unit of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the agency responsible for the listing and protection of North Carolina's endangered and threatened plants, under provisions of the North Carolina Plant Protection and Conservation Act (North Carolina General Statutes - Chapter 106, Article 19B). The NCNHP Rare Animal List contains species listed by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC). NCWRC is responsible for the listing and protection of the state's nongame species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fishes, mollusks, and crustaceans, under North Carolina General Statutes - Chapter 113, Article 25. On the State level, statuses that apply to species listed for Orange County include the following: • Endangered - Any native or once-native species of wild animal whose continued existence as a viable component of the state's fauna is determined to be in jeopardy or any species of wild animal determined to be an Endangered species pursuant to the Federal ESA(General Statute 113-25). • Threatened - Any native or once-native species of wild animal which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range, or one that is designated as a Threatened species pursuant to the Federal ESA(General Statute 113-25). • Special Concern - Any species of wild animal native or once-native to North Carolina which is determined by the NCWRC to require monitoring, but which may be taken under regulations adopted under the provisions of the Article (General Statute 113-25). • Special Concern — Vulnerable - Any species or higher taxon of plant which is likely to become a threatened species within the foreseeable future (North Carolina Administrative Code 02 NCAC 48F .0401). • Special Concern—Historical-Any species or higher taxon of plant that occurred in North Carolina at one time, but for which all known populations are currently considered to be either historical or extirpated(NCAC 02 NCAC 48F .0401). • Significantly - Any species which has not been listed as an Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern species, but which exists in the state (or recently occurred in the state) in small numbers (generally fewer than 100 statewide populations) and has been determined by the NCNHP to need monitoring. Significantly Rare species include species of historical occurrence with some likelihood of rediscovery in the state and species substantially reduced in numbers by habitat destruction, direct exploitation, or disease (NCNHP designation). 8 April 2023