[PCA] NEWS: BLM Announces New Guidance Enhancing the Protection and Recovery of Rare Species
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Wed Dec 17 08:07:49 CST 2008
http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2008/december/NR_12_15_2008.html
BLM Announces New Guidance Enhancing the Protection and Recovery of Rare
Species on 258 Million Acres of Federal Lands
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced new guidance for its
management of federally threatened, endangered, or otherwise rare species
and the ecosystems upon which they depend on BLM-administered lands.
After a two-year process, the BLM has completed a revision to its 6840
Manual for Management of Special Status Species, providing further policy
and guidance for the conservation of BLM special status species and their
habitats. Last updated in 2001, the Manual supports the BLM's broad
conservation authorities and duties pertaining to fish, wildlife and plant
conservation pursuant to multiple statutes including the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act, the Sikes Act, and the Endangered Species Act
(ESA).
See the link above for the full press release text.
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