What activities may be considered a violation of the Endangered Species Act?
In its listing decision, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service identified activities that may result in violation of the Endangered Species Act to include: 1) Collection, handling, harassing, or taking of the species without authorization or permission; 2) Activities that directly or indirectly result in the actual death or injury of the mouse, or that modify the known habitat of the species, thereby significantly modifying essential behavioral patterns (e.g., plowing, mowing, or cutting; conversion of wet meadow or riparian habitats to residential commercial, industrial, recreational areas, or cropland; overgrazing; road and trail construction; water development or impoundment; mineral extraction or processing; off-highway vehicle use; and, hazardous material cleanup or bioremediation); and 3) The application or discharge of agrichemicals, or other pollutants, and pesticides, onto plants, soil, ground water, or other surfaces in violation of label directions or any use following
