Minimum Qualifications for Obtaining a Section 10(a)(1)(A) Recovery Permit for the Giant Kangaroo Rat

Minimum Qualifications for Obtaining a Section 10(a)(1)(A) Recovery Permit for the Giant Kangaroo Rat
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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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Falls Church,VA
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close up on the head of a kangaroo rat

The giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) is the largest of more than 20 species in the genus Dipodomys, which is in the family Heteromyidae. This family includes kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice and pocket mice. They are not really rats at all. At least, they are not like common nonnative household...

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Animalia
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FWS and DOI Region(s)
Pacific Southwest
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3-200-59: Scientific Purposes, Enhancement of Propagation, or Survival Permits (Recovery Permits)