What is a Regional Forester Sensitive Species List?
Regional Threatened and Endangered Species include those listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). In addition, Regional Foresters are assigned the responsibility of identifying Sensitive Species for each Region. The Forest Service Manual (2670.44) suggests that potential Sensitive Species include USFWS and NMFS candidate species, state lists of endangered, threatened, rare, endemic, unique or vanishing species, and species identified from other sources as needed.
