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critical habitat
[noun]
In the context of the US Endangered Species Act, the geographic area that is essential to conserving a threatened or endangered species. The US Fish and Wildlife Service designates critical habitat in order to protect areas where an endangered species is found and areas with key physical and biological characteristics that will be needed as the species recovers.
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