Areas designated by the Secretary of Interior or Commerce for the survival and recovery of species listed as threatened or endangered pursuant to the Endangered Species Act.
The ecosystems and/or habitats upon which endangered and threatened species depend in order to thrive and survive.
A habitat determined to be important to the survival of a threatened or endangered species, to general environmental quality, or for other reasons as designated by the State or Federal government.
_ A specific area or type of area considered to be essential for the survival of a species and designated as such under the Endangered Species Act.
a type of sensitive habitat which is presently threatened and reduction or loss would cause the extinction of a threatened, rare or endangered species
Defined under the Endangered Species Act, critical habitat is "the specific areas within the geographic area occupied by a species on which are found those physical and biological features essential to the conservation of the species, and that may require special management considerations or protection; and specific areas outside the geographic area occupied by a species at the time it is listed, upon determination that such areas are essential for the conservation of the species."
habitat crucial to the survival of the species.
The specific areas within the geographical area occupied by the species, at the time it is listed in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of this Act, on which are found those physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the species and which may require special management considerations or protection; and specific areas outside the geographical area occupied by the species at the time it is listed in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of this Act, upon a determination by the Secretary that such areas are essential for the conservation of the species. (ESA, Section 3)
in the Endangered Species Act, the habitat that is determined essential for a listed species' survival or population recovery.
Specific areas within the geographical area occupied by the species at the time of listing, if they contain physical or biological features essential to conservation, and those features may require special management considerations or protection; and Specific areas outside the geographical area occupied by the species if the agency determines that the area itself is essential for conservation.
The area where the species of concern resides that contains physical or biological characteristics essential to the survival of the species, or the area surrounding such habitats, which are essential to the survival of the species. However, it does not include all habitats that could be used by the species.
Term used in the Federal Endangered Act whereby certain areas are defined as critical to the survival of a species. Such a classification may restrict land use activity within designated areas. No areas in Wisconsin have been classified as critical habitat for timber wolves by the Federal Government.
Under ESA, the ecosystem elements that must be present and properly functioning to assure the continued existence of the species in question. The critical habitat is described and designated by the lead federal regulatory agency making a status determination for a species. Critical habitat can be designated in areas that are not being used by the species in question at the time the species is listed if the habitat is necessary for the conservation of the species. Critical habitat designations usually accompany final listing decisions, but may be delayed under certain circumstances.
Specific geographic areas, whether occupied by listed species or not, that are determined to be essential for the conservation and management of listed species, and that have been formally described in the Federal Register.
under the Endangered Species Act, critical habitat is an area essential to the conservation of a listed species, though the area need not actually be occupied by the species at the time it is designated.
areas that are essential to the conservation of an officially-listed endangered or threatened species or are essential to support commercially important species and that usually require special management considerations or protection.
According to Federal Law, the ecosystem upon which endangered and threatened species depend.
Those areas designated as critical for the survival and recovery of threatened or endangered species (USFS).
Areas designated for the survival and recovery of state or federally listed threatened or endangered species.
Under the Endangered Species Act, critical Habitat is defined as (1) the specific areas within the geographic area occupied by a federally listed species on which are found physical and biological features essential to the conservation of the species, and that may require special management considerations or protection; and (2) specific areas outside the geographic area occupied by a listed species, when it is determined that such areas are essential for the conservation of the species. ( FEMAT, IX-8)
According to US Federal Law, the ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species exist (Meffe and Carroll 1994).
the habitat that is necessary for the survival or recovery of a listed wildlife species and that is identified as the species' critical habitat in the recovery strategy or in an action plan for the species.