SPECIES INVOLVED Sample Clauses

SPECIES INVOLVED. The species that will be addressed by this Conservation Agreement is the San Xavier talussnail (Sonorella xxxxxxx). Because of the limited habitat occupied by the Talussnail and the concomitant specificity of this Agreement to maintain that habitat, it is not considered likely that other listed species are present in the approximately 5,000 square foot area that is the subject of this Conservation Agreement. The Talussnail is a desert snail and is very restricted in range and is very sensitive to desiccation and sedimentation resulting from disturbance of the talus and associated vegetation. The Talussnail is less than one inch in diameter, has a round shell with as many as 4.5 whorls, a white to pinkish tint and a xxxxxxxx-xxxxx shoulder band and has a round shell, and is approximately 19 millimeters (0.7 inches) in diameter. The Talussnail is hermaphroditic. After some rain, the snail will feed, mate, and lay eggs. Fertilization and production of eggs takes several days. If the rains are short-lived, the eggs are held until the next rain. The Talussnail requires three or four years to mature, depending on rainfall frequency, and has a reproductive life of four to six years, depending on the number of days it remains active. The Talussnail is known to estivate for up to three years and in most years is only active for three or four days.

SPECIES INVOLVED. Lomatium greenmanii (Xxxxxxxx’x desert parsley) Lomatium greenmanii is a member of the parsley family (Apiaceae). The plant was first collected by Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx on August 4, 1900, from the “head of Keystone Creek, 9000 ft, in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon. Xxxxxx’x collection, which serves as the type specimen, was described as L. greenmanii in 1938 in a monographic study of the genus (Xxxxxxx 1938). The species was known only from the type locality when described. Keystone Creek is an Oregon place name not found on current maps and efforts to determine the type locality have not been successful. Lomatium greenmanii is a low-growing perennial herb ranging from 3 to 10 centimeters (1 to 4 inches) in height. Plants produce several glabrous, bright green, pinnately dissected leaves. Numerous small, bright yellow flowers are clustered in compound umbels at the ends of flowering stems. Fruits are schizocarps, initially green, drying brown and approximately 0.5 centimeters (0.2 inches) in length. Lomatium greenmanii occurs between approximately 2,365 and 2,620 meters (7,759 to 8,596 feet) in the Wallowa Mountains of northeast Oregon (Wallowa County). The subalpine habitats occupied by this species consist of xxxxxxx or rocky outcroppings dotted with islands of Abies lasiocarpa-Pinus albicaulis (subalpine fir-whitebark pine). In addition, sympatric species include a heterogeneous mix of boreal, northwest regional and locally endemic species of perennial herbs, mosses and lichens (see Appendix C).

SPECIES INVOLVED. Both Xxxxxx’x and White River beardtongues are oil shale endemics that are only found in the Uinta Basin of Utah and the Piceance Basin of Colorado (USFWS 2013a). The distribution and abundance information presented here is based on the current knowledge for the species. There are large areas within the species’ geographic ranges that have not been surveyed. Therefore, there may be large habitat and population areas in addition to those defined here. Further, the survey, monitoring, and research activities agreed to here as part of the conservation actions will likely provide significant contributions to our understanding of the species’ ranges, biology, and ecology.

SPECIES INVOLVED. The primary focus of this Agreement is the conservation and enhancement of Xxxxxx’x and the ecosystem upon which it depends within the Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The actions described in this Agreement may also benefit other native species on property owned by the Academy, including the Academy Xxxxxx Memorial Recreation Area (Woodland Park). These species include, but are not limited to, the recently federally delisted peregrine falcon, Xxxxxx’x feather grass, streaked ragweed, unique plant communities, native fish populations of the upper Arkansas River drainage, migratory waterfowl and native big game species. Using an ecosystem approach, this Agreement could improve the status of other native species existing within Academy lands. However, delisting of federally listed species will depend upon the removal of range-wide threats to the species and completion of the goals and objectives of an approved Service Recovery Plan.