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<br />Endangered, threatened & special concern species: Minnesota DNR Page 2 01'2 <br /> <br />species. However, these acts may be allowed by permit issued Natural Heritage <br />by the DNR; plants on certain agricultural lands and plants <br />destroyed in consequence of certain agricultural practices are <br />exempt; and the accidental, unknowing destruction of <br />designated plants is exempt. Species of special concern are not <br />protected by Minnesota's Endangered Species Statute or the <br />associated Rules. Persons are advised to read the full text of the <br />Statute and Rules in order to understand all regulations <br />pertaining to species that are designated as endangered, <br />threatened, or species of special concern. <br /> <br />Note that the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as <br />amended (16 USC 1531 - 1544) requires the U.S. Department <br />of the Interior to identity species as endangered or threatened <br />according to a separate set of definitions, and imposes a <br />separate set of restrictions pertaining to those species. In the <br />species lists available through the links on the right -hand side <br />of this page, the federal status of the federally-listed species <br />that occur in Minnesota is noted to the right ofthose species' <br />common names (E = endangered; T = threatened; C = <br />candidate). Also check the list of <br />Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, and Candidate Species' <br />County Distribution '''''' <br /> <br /> <br />Minnesota vertebrate and bird biodiversity statistics 'e." <br /> <br />For more information: <br />Nongame Research Program <br />Division of Ecological Services <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />500 Lafayette Rd., Box 25 <br />St. Paul, MN 55155 <br />tel: (888) 646-6367 <br />[or (651) 296-6157 in the Twin Cities metro area] <br />fax: (651) 296-1811 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />rg 2006 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. <br />Copyright Notice. <br />Web site policies: Linking, Privacy <br /> <br />http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ets/index.htrnl <br /> <br /> <br />9/25/2006 <br />