Recovery plans under the Endangered Species Act must include objective, measurable criteria that, when met, would result in a determination that the species should be delisted.
Sources
- Recovery of Species Under the Endangered Species Act (fisheries.noaa.gov)
- https://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plan/Key%20Tree%20Cactus%20Recovery%20Plan%20Amendment.pdf (ecos.fws.gov)
- https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R46677 (congress.gov)
- https://www.endangeredspecieslawandpolicy.com/usfws-moves-towards-including-qualitative-criteria-in-all-species-recovery-plans (endangeredspecieslawandpolicy.com)
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