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SURVEY PROTOCOLS FOR LISTED ENDANGERED & THREATENED SPECIES
NOTE: Please read the protocols carefully. Surveys for some species may require obtaining a Recovery Permit (Sec 10(a)(1)(A) permit) or contact and discussions with a Service office before beginning a survey.
 
ARROYO TOAD
Survey Protocol
 
CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROG
Guidance on Site Assessment and Field Surveys
 
CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER
Interim Guidance on Site Assessment and Field Surveys for Determining Presence or a Negative Finding
 
COASTAL CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER
Presence/Absence Survey Guidelines for the Coastal california gnatcatcher
 
DESERT TORTOISE
Field Survey Protocols for Non-Federal Actions
Field Survey Protocols for Federal Actions
Monitor and Biologist Qualifications Statement
Permit Statement Pertaining to High Temperatures for Handling Desert Tortoises
Transmitter Records Database
Transmitter Form Metadata
2005 Exclusion Fence
 
LEAST BELL'S VIREO

Survey Guidelines for Least Bell's vireo

 
MORRO SHOULDEBAND SNAIL

Detemination regarding Regulatory Status

 
QUINO CHECKERSPOT BUTTERFLY
Survey Protocol Information
SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOX
* NOTE: Projects within the Sacramento FWO's jurisdiction use different survey protocols
Cover Letter for the Standardized Recommendations for San Joaquin Kit Fox Protection Prior to or During Ground Disturbance

Standardized Recommendations for Protection of the San Joaquin Kit Fox Prior to or During Ground Disturbance

 

SANTA CRUZ LONG-TOED SALAMANDER

Sampling Procedures for Determining Presence or Absence

 
SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER

Revised survey protocol for the southwestern willow flycatcher

Survey and Detection form
 
VERNAL POOL BRANCHIOPOD
Interim Survey Guidelines to Permittees for Recovery Permits under Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act
USFWS Dry Season Survey Vernal Pool Data Sheet
USFWS Wet Season Survey Vernal Pool Data Sheet
 
DECLINING AMPHIBIANS POPULATION TASK FORCE CODE OF PRACTICE

Techniques to prevent the spread of disease and parasites

 
BOTANICAL INVENTORIES
Guidelines for conducting and reporting
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