3.1 Introduction
be reviewed and approved by the USFWS as a major revision to the NCWAP. In subsequent revisions, species that are newly listed for protection under the ESA, or that are petitioned for listing and for which the USFWS issues a positive 90-day fnding, and newly described species will be prioritized for SGCN designation without need for evaluation by a Taxa Team. Appendix P contains a comprehensive list of all SGCN. Sections 3.2 through 3.12 provide information about SGCN (arranged in alphabetical order by taxonomic group common name); a reference for the federal and state listing status abbreviations used in the species tables in these sections is provided in Table 3.2. A com- plete list of all SGCN and priority species is in Appendix G. 3.1.2.2 Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs One of the obstacles to wildlife conservation and management is often a lack of scientifc information about a species or taxon. A lack of information inhibits the ability to assess the risk of extinction for a species based on its distribution, population status, or other metric (IUCN 2012) . A lack of data can also preclude preventative measures that protect a species or result in failure to restrict actions that will have a negative consequence for a species.
T ABLE 3.2 Federal and state listing status abbreviations
Federal Listing Status
E Endangered; a taxon which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a signifcant portion of its range. T Treatened; a taxon which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a signifcant portion of its range. C Candidate; taxa for which the [Fish and Wildlife] Service has on fle enough substantial informa- tion on biological vulnerability and threat(s) to support proposals to list them as endangered or threatened. FSC Federal Species of Concern; Tose species that appear to be in decline or otherwise in need of conservation and are under consideration for listing or for which there is insufcient informa- tion to support listing at this time. Subsumed under the term ‘FSC’ are all species petitioned by outside parties and other selected focal species identifed in USFWS strategic plans, State Wildlife Action Plans, or Natural Heritage Program Lists. State Listing Status E 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 listed as a federal endan- gered species. T Treatened; any native or once-native species of wild animal which is likely to become an endan- gered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a signifcant portion of its range or listed as a federal threatened species. SC Special Concern; any species of wild animal native or once-native to North Carolina which is determined to require monitoring but which may be taken under regulations adopted under State laws.
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