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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Designation of Critical Habitat for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep (US Fish and Wildlife Service Regulation) (FWS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Designation of Critical Habitat for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep (US Fish and Wildlife Service Regulation) (FWS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Designation of Critical Habitat for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep (US Fish and Wildlife Service Regulation) (FWS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 We, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate revised critical habitat for the Peninsular bighorn sheep, a distinct population segment (DPS) of desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) occupying the Peninsular Ranges of Southern California, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 376,938 acres (ac) (152,542 hectares (ha)) fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. This revised designation of critical habitat for Peninsular bighorn sheep reduces the 2001 designation by approximately 467,959 ac (189,377 ha). The revised critical habitat is located in Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial Counties, California. This book contains: - The complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Designation of Critical Habitat for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep (US Fish and Wildlife Service Regulation) (FWS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section