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

Minimum Qualifications for Obtaining a Section 10(a)(1)(A) Recovery Permit for the Tipton Kangaroo Rat and Fresno Kangaroo Rat
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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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The Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) is one of three subspecies of the San Joaquin kangaroo rat, morphologically distinguished by being larger than the Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) and smaller than the short-nosed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides...

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The Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) is one of three subspecies of San Joaquin kangaroo rats, distinguished by being smaller than the Tipton (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) and the short-nosed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides brevinasus), a species of concern. The Fresno...
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Pacific Southwest
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3-200-59: Scientific Purposes, Enhancement of Propagation, or Survival Permits (Recovery Permits)