Rare Species. – means plant and animal species that are listed as threatened or endangered pursuant to applicable state or federal laws, and species ranked as S1-S3 or G1-G3 by the NH Natural Heritage Inventory and NH Fish and Game Department.

Rare Species means a species of fauna and ﬂora referred to in section 68(a)(ii), and includes-

Rare Species means a group of organisms that is very uncommon or scarce. This designation may be applied to either a plant or animal taxon, and may be distinct from the term “endangered" or “threatened species."

Examples of Rare Species in a sentence

All forest operations must be reviewed for potential conflicts between rare species and proposed forest operations following the guidance in DNR’s Approach to the Protection of Rare Species on State Forest Lands (IC4172).
All forest operations must be reviewed for potential conflicts between rare species and proposed forest operations following the guidance in “DNR’s Approach to the Protection of Rare Species on State Forest Lands” (IC4172).
By modeling the distribution of instances across various related domains in a single unified feature space, structural frequency features are able to combine these disparate source of information in order to create a stronger learner [Arnold and Cohen,2008].
Rare Species Support Vulnerable Functions in High-Diversity Ecosystems.
Whenever a proposed project involves removing, filling, dredging, altering, or building upon a Fish Run or within 100 feet of a Fish Run, the Commission shall presume that the Fish Run is Significant to the protection of the following wetland values: prevention of water pollution; protection of fisheries; protection of shellfish; protection of wildlife and Wildlife Habitat; protection of Rare Species Habitat, including rare plant and animal species; protection of Recreation; and protection of aesthetics.

More Definitions of Rare Species

Rare Species means, without limitations, all vertebrate and invertebrate animals and all plant species listed as endangered, threatened, or of special concern by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, regardless whether the site in which they occur has been previously identified by the Division.

Rare Species means a species of animal or plant referred to in schedule 9;

Rare Species means wildlife species that are not endangered or threatened wildlife species and considered by the Department to be species of special concern as determined by a panel of experts or that are ranked S1 (critically imperiled in New Jersey because of extreme rarity), S2 (imperiled in New Jersey because of rarity), S3 (rare in New Jersey), G1(critically imperiled globally), G2 (imperiled globally because of rarity) or G3 (globally very rare and local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range) in the Natural Heritage Database, and Plant Species of Concern listed pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:5C-3.1. “Species of special concern” means wildlife species that warrant special attention because of evidence of population decline or inherent vulnerability to environmental deterioration or habitat modification that would result in the species becoming threatened if conditions surrounding the species begin or continue to deteriorate. The term includes species for which there is little knowledge of current population status in the State.

Rare Species means a species of plant for the time being appearing in Part 2 of schedule 9 of theNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1972;

Rare Species means a native species that is not currently at risk of becoming threatened but, because of its limited distribution, small population or specialized habitat needs, could be put at risk of becoming threatened through all or part of its Ontario range by changes in land use or increases in certain types of human activity;

Rare Species means, without limitations, all vertebrate and invertebrate animals and all plant species listed as endangered,

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