Experimental population definition
Experimental population. ’ means a designated population, including subsequent off-spring, which can be introduced into an area where it is ‘‘wholly separate geo- graphically from nonexperimental populations of the same species.’’ 16 U.S.C.
Experimental population means any popu- lation (including any offspring arising there- from) authorized by the Secretary for release under paragraph (2), but only when such pop- ulation is in the area designated for it by the Secretary, and such area is, at the time of release, wholly separate geographically from areas occupied by nonexperimental popu- lations of the same species. For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘areas occupied by nonexperimental populations’ means areas characterized by the sustained and predict- able presence of more than negligible num- bers of successfully reproducing individuals over a period of many years.’’;
Experimental population means any population designated as “experimental” under section 10(j) of the ESA and authorized by the Secretary of Interior for release outside the current range of such species if the population is wholly separate geographically from non-experimental populations of the same species, and NMFS determines that such release will further the conservation of such species.
Examples of Experimental population in a sentence
Experimental population – A population (including its offspring) of a listed species, designated by rule published in the Federal Register, that is wholly separate geographically from other populations of the same species.
More Definitions of Experimental population
Experimental population means a group of individuals of [members of an extirpated]
Experimental population means a group of individuals of a threatened or endangered species listed in this Part that has been designated by the department in accordance with section 182.17 of this Part for introduction into an experimental population area to aid in the recovery of the species within New York.
Experimental population means a [group of individual members of an extirpated] population of threatened or endangered species listed in this Part that has been designated by the department in accordance with
Experimental population means any population of an endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife, excluding those species appearing on the federal list specified in § 29.1-564, that is (i) estab- lished through deliberate introduction by humans; (ii) designated by regulation of the Board; and (iii) explicitly delineated in a conservation plan.