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The Endangered Species Protection Program
started in 1988. It is largely voluntary at the present time and
relies on co-operation between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS), EPA Regions, the states, and pesticide users. Arkansas
has a voluntary Endangered Species Protection Program with bulletins
for thirty (30) counties, which is on the
EPA
web site. A user can go to this site and get information
about an endangered species habitat found in their area. This information
can be found on the pesticide labels of pesticides if the products
being used will cause harm to the endangered species or their habitat.
The Endangered Species Act is intended
to protect and promote the recovery of animals and plants that are
in danger of becoming extinct due to the activities of people. Under
the Act, EPA must ensure that the use of pesticides it registers
will not result in harm to the species listed as endangered and
threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or to habitat
critical to those species’ survival. To implement the Endangered
Species Protection Program, labels of certain pesticides will direct
users to bulletins with information on the endangered species habitat.
This program will protect endangered and threatened species from
harm due to pesticides use.
The Endangered Species Protection
has two goals:
- Provide best protection for endangered
species from the use of pesticides
- To minimize the impact of our program
on pesticide users.
This program will be successful if
every one will follow information found on the pesticide labels.
Arkansas Endangered
Animal and Plant Species
- Interior Least Tern
- Red Cockaded Woodpecker
- Ozark Cavefish
- Cave Crayfish
- Fat Pocketbook
- Pondberry
- Leopard
Web Address Links
The
Endangered Species Program
Arkansas
County Bulletins
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