Minimum Qualifications for Obtaining a Section 10(a)(1)(A) Recovery Permit for the Buena Vista Lake Ornate Shrew

Minimum Qualifications for Obtaining a Section 10(a)(1)(A) Recovery Permit for the Buena Vista Lake Ornate Shrew
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Close up of a California condor. Its pink featherless head contrasts with its black feathers.
We provide national leadership in the recovery and conservation of our nation's imperiled plant and animal species, working with experts in the scientific community to identify species on the verge of extinction and to build the road to recovery to bring them back. We work with a range of public...
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Baileys Crossroads,VA
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a shrew on a person's open hand

The Buena Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus) is one of nine subspecies of ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus) known to occur in California. Ornate shrews are primarily insectivorous (insect-eating) mammals that are the approximate size of a mouse. Shrews make up the family Soricidae. Shrews have...

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Animalia
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Pacific Southwest
Services
3-200-59: Scientific Purposes, Enhancement of Propagation, or Survival Permits (Recovery Permits)