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Endangered Species Petition Process

Identifying Threatened & Endangered Species
By Laura Klappenbach, About.com

The following diagram summarizes the process used when requesting that a species be added to the list of threatened or endangered species and protected under the Endangered Species Act:

The ESA Petition Process



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This diagram was adapted from the US FWS document 'The Petition Process'.

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