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Endangered Species, Threatened Species,Federal Species of
Concern, and Candidate Species,
New Hanover County, North Carolina
Note:Marine Threatened and Endangered Species information can be found at the National Marine
Fiseries Service (NMFS)Endangered and Threatened Species website
Updated: 06-27-2018
Critical Habitat Designations:
Piping plover - Charadrius melodus - See the Federal Register for a description of the primary
constituent elements essential for the conservation of wintering piping plovers within the designated
units. This document also contains a map and a description of each designated unit.
Federal Register Reference: July10, 2001, Federal Register, 66: 36038-36136.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Caretta caretta - See the Federal Register for a description of the primary
constituent elements essential for the conservation of nesting Loggerhead sea turtles within the
designated units. This document also contains a map and a description of each designated unit.
Federal Register Reference: July10, 2014, Federal Register, 79:51264-51266
Common Name
Vertebrate:
American alli ator
Carolina gopher frog
Green sea turtle
Hawksbill (=carey) sea turtle
Scientific name Federal Record Status
Status
Alligator mississippiensis T (S/A) Current
Rana capito capito
ARS
Current
Chelonia mydas
T
Current
Eretmochelys imbricata
E
Historic
Lepidochelys kempii
E
Current
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Kemp's (=Atlantic) ridley e
turtle
Leatherback sea turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
E
Current
Loggerhead sea turtle
Caretta caretta
T
Current
Northern long-eared bat
Myotis septentrionalis
T
Current
Piping plover
Charadrius melodus
T
Current
Red -cockaded woodpecker
Picoides borealis
E
Current
Red knot
Calidris canutus Tufa
T
Current
Southern hognose snake
Heterodon simus
ARS
Current
West Indian manatee
Trichechus manatus
E
Current
Invertebrate:
Magnificent rams -horn
Planorbella magnifica
ARS
Historic
Rare skipper
Problema bulenta
ARS
Current
Vascular Plant:
Carolina bishopweed
Ptilimnium ahlesii
ARS
Current
Cooley's meadowrue
Thalictrum cooleyi
E
Current
Golden sedge
Carex lutea
E
Probable/Potential
Raven's seedbox
Ludwigia ravenii
ARS
Historic
Rough -leaved loosestrife
Lysimachia asperulaefolia
E
Current
Seabeach amaranth
Amaranthus pumilus
T
Current
Venus' fly -trap
Dionaea muscipula
ARS
Current
Nonvascular Plant:
Lichen:
Definitions of Federal Status Codes:
E = endangered. A taxon "in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range."
T = threatened. A taxon "likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or
a significant portion of its range."
C = candidate. A taxon under consideration for official listing for which there is sufficient information
to support listing. (Formerly "C1" candidate species.)
BGPA =Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. See below.
ARS = At Risk Species. Species that are Petitioned, Candidates or Proposed for Listing under the
Endangered Species Act. Consultation under Section 7(a)(2) of the ESA is not required for Candidate
or Proposed species; although a Conference, as described under Section 7(a)(4) of the ESA is
recommended for actions affecting species proposed for listing.
FSC=Federal Species of Concern. FSC is an informal term. It is not defined in the federal Endangered
Species Act. In North Carolina, the Asheville and Raleigh Field Offices of the US Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) define Federal Species of Concern as those species that appear to be in decline or
otherwise in need of conservation and are under consideration for listing or for which there is
insufficient information to support listing at this time.Subsumed under the term "FSC" are all species
petitioned by outside parties and other selected focal species identified in Service strategic plans,
State Wildlife Action Plans, or Natural Heritage Program Lists.
T(S/A) = threatened due to similarity of appearance. A taxon that is threatened due to similarity of
appearance with another listed species and is listed for its protection. Taxa listed as T(S/A) are not
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biologically endangered or threatened and are not subject to Section 7 consultation. See below,
EXP = experimental population. A taxon listed as experimental (either essential or nonessential).
Experimental, nonessential populations of endangered species (e.g., red wolf) are treated as threatened
species on public land, for consultation purposes, and as species proposed for listing on private land.
P = proposed. Taxa proposed for official listing as endangered or threatened will be noted as "PE" or
"PT", respectively.
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGPA):
In the July 9, 2007 Federal Register( 72:37346-37372), the bald eagle was declared recovered, and
removed (de -listed) from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered wildlife. This delisting took
effect August 8,2007. After delisting, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act) (16
U.S.C. 668-668d) becomes the primary law protecting bald eagles. The Eagle Act prohibits take of
bald and golden eagles and provides a statutory definition of "take" that includes "disturb". The
USFWS has developed National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines to provide guidance to land
managers, landowners, and others as to how to avoid disturbing bald eagles. For mor information,
visit http://www.fws.aov/mijzratonLbirds/baldeajzle.htm
Threatened due to similarity of appearance(T(S/A)):
In the November 4, 1997 Federal Register (55822-55825), the northern population of the bog turtle
(from New York south to Maryland) was listed as T (threatened), and the southern population (from
Virginia south to Georgia) was listed as T(S/A) (threatened due to similarity of appearance). The T
(S/A) designation bans the collection and interstate and international commercial trade of bog turtles
from the southern population. The T(S/A) designation has no effect on land management activities by
private landowners in North Carolina, part of the southern population of the species. In addition to its
official status as T(S/A), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers the southern population of the
bog turtle as a Federal species of concern due to habitat loss.
Definitions of Record Status:
Current - the species has been observed in the county within the last 50 years.
Historic - the species was last observed in the county more than 50 years ago.
Obscure - the date and/or location of observation is uncertain.
Incidental/migrant - the species was observed outside of its normal range or habitat.
Probable/potential - the species is considered likely to occur in this county based on the proximity of
known records (in adjacent counties), the presence of potentially suitable habitat, or both.
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