How was information reviewed and analyzed?
A11: The best scientific and commercially available data and information was reviewed within the context of the ESA’s five listing factors and the most recent recovery/species survival plan. Service biologists and managers looked at the status and trend of the red wolf populations, the ESA listing factors that categorize threats, and recovery/species survival plan actions or tasks. Numerous scientific studies, reports, published papers, and other information were evaluated and listed in the Reference section of the review.
