Common Contracts
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CONSERVATION AGREEMENT AND STRATEGYConservation Agreement • April 9th, 2013
This amendment to the 2009 CCA outlines several new conservation actions that will be enacted to address the threats that were identified in the USFWS October 2, 2012 proposed rule (77 FR 60208). This amendment evaluated the most recent tiger beetle survey information (Knisley and Gowan 2013) and concluded that modifications to the boundaries of the Conservation Areas are needed to ensure continued protection of the tiger beetle from ongoing threats (see below description of threats). This amendment enlarges Conservation Area A to 266 acres. The expansion of Conservation Area A protects 88 percent of the species’ currently occupied habitat. In addition, this amendment provides protection for islands of habitat, totaling 263 additional acres, between Conservation Areas A and B, with the intent of providing dispersal habitat for the species.
