Amendment to definition Section 3(3) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1532(3) ) is amended by striking and transplantation, and, in the extraordinary case where population pressures within a given ecosystem cannot be otherwise relieved, may include and inserting transplantation, and, at the discretion of the Secretary, . (b) Protective regulations Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (d), to read as follows: (d) Protective regulations (1) In general Whenever any species is listed as a threatened species pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary and advisable to provide for the conservation of that species. (2) Recovery goals If the Secretary issues a regulation under paragraph (1) that prohibits an act described in section 9(a), the Secretary shall, with respect to the species that is the subject of such regulation— (A) establish objective, incremental recovery goals