Agriculture Reference
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Figure 9.6
The Endangered Act (EPA, Applying Pesticides Correctly, 1991).
2.
Habitats of Endangered Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for identifying the cur-
rent habitat or range of each endangered species. For aquatic species, the re-
stricted habitat often will include an additional zone around the body of water
to keep any drift, runoff, or leachate in the watershed from reaching the water.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is attempting to identify the habitats
as accurately as possible so that pesticide use will need to be limited only in
locations where it is absolutely necessary. For this reason, limitations on
pesticide use may apply on one property, while a similar adjoining property
may not have these limitations.
