U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
B. Resource Management.
Exclusion Text
(1) Research, inventory, and information collection activities directly related to the conservation of fish and wildlife resources which involve negligible animal mortality or habitat destruction, no introduction of contaminants, or no introduction of organisms not indigenous to the affected ecosystem.
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