{"id":130,"date":"2016-06-20T16:59:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T16:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2016-06-21T18:01:41","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T18:01:41","slug":"threatened-endangered-sensitive-species","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/threatened-endangered-sensitive-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Image of resource --><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"resource-image\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/images\/resources\/bald eagles.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- Initial Description or Introduction --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threatened, endangered, and sensitive species refers to plant, animal, and other living organisms which are, to some level, threatened by extinction. Federal and State governments have management responsibility to protect and restore imperiled species and the critical habitat which supports them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federal \u00a0designation is provided to critically imperiled species under the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fws.gov\/endangered\/esa-library\/pdf\/ESAall.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endangered Species Act of 1973<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is responsible for conservation of terrestrial and freshwater aquatic species which are endangered or threatened with extinction due to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loss of habitat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overutilization <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disease and predation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inadequate protection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other natural and man made factors<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"omsc-accordion\">\n<p><!-- Map --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle omsc-expanded\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Map of Data<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\" style=\"display:block\">\n<div class=\"invisible\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-64\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-64\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">url<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">useLayers<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">startVisible<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">rasterName<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">imageServer<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">resourceReference<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">DisplayOrder<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">http:\/\/dwrmapserv.utah.gov\/dwrarcgis\/rest\/services\/Sage_grouse\/Sagegrouse_lek_pts\/FeatureServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-TES<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">http:\/\/dwrmapserv.utah.gov\/dwrarcgis\/rest\/services\/Sage_grouse\/SGMAs\/FeatureServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">y<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-TES<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">http:\/\/dwrmapserv.utah.gov\/dwrarcgis\/rest\/services\/Sensitive_Species\/Sensitive_Species\/MapServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-TES<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">https:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/DWR\/Utah_WGA_CHAT\/FeatureServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-TES<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-64 from cache --><\/div>\n<div id=\"mapArea\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"..\/wp-content\/maps\/js\/setupMap.min.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"layerName\"><strong>LAYER NAME TRANSLATION (alphabetical)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>UDNR.DWR.Habitat CHAT<\/strong>= Western Governors\u2019 Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool.<br \/>\n<strong>UDNR.DWR.SageGrouseLeks<\/strong>= Greater sage grouse occupied leks.<br \/>\n<strong>UDNR.DWR.SageGrouseManagementAreas<\/strong>= Sage grouse management areas.<br \/>\n<strong>UDNR.DWR.Sensitive Species<\/strong>= Utah Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species Occurrences by Quad.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"undefined\" href=\"..\/wp-content\/mxds\/ThreatenedEndangered.zip\" target=\"_blank\">Download mxd<\/a> The\u00a0ESRI mxd file of the services used to create the above map.\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Resource Information --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Resource Information<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information about federally listed species by county can be obtained from the USFWS Environmental Conservation Online System, or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ecos.fws.gov\/ecp\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ECOS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For sensitive species in Utah not protected by the ESA, the Utah the Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) is tasked with conservation (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/le.utah.gov\/xcode\/Title23\/Chapter14\/23-14-S1.html?v=C23-14-S1_1800010118000101\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 23-14-1-2a<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). Utah\u2019s primary objective for managing sensitive species is to maintain wildlife and their habitat well enough to prevent federal designation.<a href=\"#ref\">[1]<\/a> Once federally designated, the state loses primacy for the management of the species. This implies federal regulation of activities that may directly threaten listed species or the habitat in the species inhabit. From a state and local perspective, federal designation of endangered species means less local control of land use issues, which might cause harm to the designated species.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah\u2019s 2015 Wildlife Action Plan stated goal is \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to manage native wildlife species and their habitats, sufficient to prevent the need for additional listings under the Endangered Species Act<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d (pg 3) <a href=\"#ref\">[1]<\/a> This goal precludes plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UDWR Habitat Designation Advisory Committee divides species into three categories following an official Designation Process (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rules.utah.gov\/publicat\/code\/r657\/r657-048.htm#T7\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UDWR Administrative Rule R657-48<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<a href=\"#ref\">[2]<\/a> This ranking includes plants:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>S-ESA.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Federally-listed or candidate species under the Endangered Species Act. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>CS.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Species receiving special management under a Conservation Agreement in order to preclude the need for Federal listing. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>SPC.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Species of concern.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah\u2019s State Listed Animal Species (by county) from the Utah Natural Heritage Program can be found <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov\/ucdc\/viewreports\/sscounty.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Plant species are not considered in the UDWR county list, but the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unps.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Native Plant Society<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides more information about rare plant species in Utah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sage Grouse Leks data and the Sage Grouse Management Areas data can be used to locate sage grouse habitat or populations within the county. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DWR Sensitive Species data is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.5 minute topographic quad level data. Click on a quad to see the sensitive species in that general location. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CHAT data (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wafwachat.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is a landscape ranking of habitat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Best Management Practices --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Best Management Practices<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a goal of Utah\u2019s state government to prevent new federal listings of species. To this end, the UDWR developed the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/wap\/wap2015draft.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Wildlife Action Plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<a href=\"#ref\">[1]<\/a> The strategy also includes plans to support the restoration of currently listed species. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Economic Considerations --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Economic Considerations<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Economic Analysis of Critical Habitat Designations<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESA prohibits consideration of economic impacts when determining whether to list a species, but it does require consideration of economic impacts when designating critical habitat. \u201cBecause of its huge impact on land use, the designation of critical habitat is one of the most controversial and heavily litigated areas of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).\u201d<a href=\"#ref\">[3]<\/a> In 2013 the USFWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service issued a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fws.gov\/endangered\/improving_ESA\/CH_Econ.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">final rule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> regarding how and when these agencies evaluate the economic impacts of critical habitat designation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Funding for Non-game Species and the Utah Wildlife Action Plan<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Species extinctions in the late 19th century and early 20th century triggered national awareness and response in the form of active wildlife management. \u201cMany species pursued today by hunters and anglers would have been considered \u2018endangered with extinction\u2019 if that phrase had been in common use during the early 20th Century.\u201d<a href=\"#ref\">[1]<\/a> Much of the funding for subsequent conservation successes came from hunter and angler license fees and habitat stamps and federal excise taxes on shooting, boating, and fishing equipment. These sources may indirectly benefit some \u201cnon-game\u201d species, but in general funding is harder to come by for these species. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 1997, as part of the state water tax, the Utah Legislature created the Endangered Species Mitigation Fund (ESMF) which significantly expanded the funding base for conservation of wildlife species which are designated as Utah Sensitive Species or are ESA-listed. The purpose of this fund is to avoid, reduce, and\/or mitigate impacts of ESA listings on the people of Utah.\u201d<a href=\"#ref\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2002 created the federal State Wildlife Grants program (SWG), which enables Congressional appropriators to consider funding wildlife and habitat conservation on a year-to-year basis. This law requires that each state have a current, approved Wildlife Action Plan to remain eligible for any SWG funding that Congress appropriates to the federal program. States that choose to participate in the SWG program must review and revise their Wildlife Action Plans at least once every 10 years, if they want to maintain their eligibility.\u201d Utah\u2019s initial Wildlife Action Plan was completed and approved in 2005, and there is currently a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/learn-more\/wap2015.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2015 draft<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> available.<a href=\"#ref\">[1]<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Impact Considerations --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Impact Considerations<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threatened and Endangered Species<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impact considerations related to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 9 of the ESA prohibits \u201ctake\u201d of federally listed threatened and endangered species. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Section 10, non-federal entities can apply for \u201cincidental take\u201d authorization when a project or activity does not involve a federal action and the take would be incidental to, and not the purpose of, an otherwise lawful activity (16 U.S.C. \u00a71539(a)(1)(A-B)).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actions and decisions by federal agencies that have potential to affect threatened and endangered species must comply with Section 7 of the ESA.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The USFWS has an on-line system, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ecos.fws.gov\/ipac\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPaC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to assist with project-level Section 7 and Section 10 compliance. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">State Species of Concern<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Utah, important considerations in resource planning are found in the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/learn-more\/wap2015.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Wildlife Action Plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <a href=\"#ref\">[1]<\/a> and the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/learn-more\/greater-sage-grouse.html\" target=\"_blank\">Conservation Plan for Greater Sage-grouse in Utah<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#ref\">[4]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/learn-more\/wap2015.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wildlife Action Plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> identified the following broad category of threats to wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and their key habitats.<a href=\"#ref\">[4]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-42\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-42\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Level 1 Threats to SGCNs and Key Habitats<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Total Threat Score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Natural System Modifications<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">417<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Data Gaps<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">281<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Invasive and Other Problematic Species and Genes<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">277<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Human Intrusions and Disturbance<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">211<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Transportation and Service Corridors<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Energy Production and Mining<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">179<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Climate Change and Severe Weather<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Improper Agriculture and Aquaculture<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Residential and Commercial Development<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">127<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Pollution<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Biological Resource Use<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Geological Events<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-42 from cache -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Data Table --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Data Download<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<div class=\"download-icons\">\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span> GIS Data <span class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/span> Map Service <span class=\"wp-svg-screen screen\"><\/span> Web Map <span class=\"wp-svg-file file\"><\/span> Document\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-table table\"><\/span> Tabular Data\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-globe globe\"><\/span> Website<\/div>\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-40\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-40\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Data Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Data Explanation<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Publication Date<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Spatial Accuracy<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Contact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sage Grouse Management Areas<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov\/ucdc\/downloadgis\/disclaim.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span><\/a> ,  <a href=\"http:\/\/dwrmapserv.utah.gov\/dwrarcgis\/rest\/services\/Sage_grouse\/SGMAs\/FeatureServer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/span><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Location of sage grouse management areas that encompass the highest breeding density areas<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2015<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1:5,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Division of Wildlife Resources<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Western Governors\u2019 Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov\/ucdc\/downloadgis\/disclaim.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span><\/a> ,  <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/DWR\/Utah_WGA_CHAT\/FeatureServer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/span><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ranked hexagons of crucial habitat areas to help with greater certainty and predictability in planning efforts<br \/>\n1 = highest quality habitat<br \/>\n6 = lowest quality habitat<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12\/2013 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">640 acre hexagons<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Division of Wildlife Resources<\/a>and <br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wafwachat.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies CHAT<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Utah Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species Occurrences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov\/ucdc\/downloadgis\/disclaim.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span><\/a> , <a href=\"http:\/\/dwrmapserv.utah.gov\/dwrarcgis\/rest\/services\/Sensitive_Species\/Sensitive_Species\/MapServer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/span><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Use to generally locate Utah's federally and state listed threatened, endangered, and sensitive animal and plant species<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11\/2015<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1:24,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Division of Wildlife Resources<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Greater Sage Grouse Occupied Leks<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov\/ucdc\/downloadgis\/disclaim.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span><\/a> ,  <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/DWR\/Utah_WGA_CHAT\/FeatureServer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/span><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Known, active, occupied Greater sage-grouse leks.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2015<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1:5,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Division of Wildlife Resources<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-40 from cache -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- References --><\/p>\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n<div id=\"ref\"><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Department of Natural Resources, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. 2015. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/wap\/wap2015draft.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Wildlife Action Plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Draft Version 6-4-2015.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources. 2015. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov\/ucdc\/viewreports\/SSL_Appendices.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Sensitive Species List.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Salt Lake City, USA.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Petersen, R. 2013. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hklaw.com\/publications\/government-issues-final-rule-on-economic-impact-analyses-for-endangered-species-act-habitat-designations-09-19-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government Issues Final Rule on Economic Impact Analyses for Endangered Species Act Habitat Designations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Holland &amp; Knight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources. 2013. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/uplandgame\/sage-grouse\/pdf\/greater_sage_grouse_plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conservation Plan for Greater Sage-grouse in Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. February 14.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Threatened, endangered, and sensitive species refers to plant, animal, and other living organisms which are, to some level, threatened by extinction. 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