How can the Service delist the peregrine falcon when all recovery goals in the existing recovery plans have not been met or exceeded?
Section 4( f) of the Act directs the Service to develop and implement recovery plans for species of animals or plants listed as endangered or threatened. Recovery is the process by which the decline of an endangered or threatened species is arrested or reversed and threats to its survival are neutralized so that long-term survival in nature can be ensured. One of the main purposes of the recovery plan is to enumerate goals (guidelines) that will help the Service to determine when recovery for a particular species has been achieved. The Act does not require that all of the specific recovery goals for a listed species be met or exceeded before it can be delisted. The Service determines whether recovery has been achieved based on a species’ performance relative to the goals set in its recovery plan, the best available scientific information, and interviews with species experts. A species is recovered when it is no longer in danger of extinction (i. e., endangered), or likely to become end
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