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New Mexico meadow jumping mouse
New Mexico meadow jumping mouse
photo by J. Frey

What does the Candidate Program do?



 
Taylor's checkerspot butterfly
Taylor's checkerspot butterfly
photo by Aaron Barna, Ft. Lewis

How does a species become a Candidate?

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DeBeque phacelia
DeBeque phacelia
photo by Creed Clayton, FWS

How can you help conservation?


 


Recent News and Activities

Yellow-billed cuckoo
Yellow-billed cuckoo, photo by working group member, Murrelet Halterman, Southern Sierra Research Station

Caterpillar of Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly
Caterpillar of Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly.
Photo courtesy of the Oregon Zoo
Last updated: June 23, 2009