[PCA] NEWS: BLM Announces New Guidance Enhancing the Protection and Recovery of Rare Species

[Olivia Kwong]

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).

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