Dollars for dust ... or for bobolinks? CRP can keep our grasslands alive
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The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) instituted in 1985 is the country's largest conservation investment ever, in both acreage and dollar amount. It is about to expire, ending a critical protection for stressed land and species finally on the rebound. The US Dept of Agriculture has committed $20 billion thus far, giving farmers contracts worth $50 annually, plus some restoration costs, to let land alone for 10 years. It could serve as the model for a longer-term plan to protect the land and wild spaces for all of America.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1995
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Vicuna ventures
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Field biologist Catherine Sahley provides an account of her daily work the vicuna, a native mammal, in the Andean region of Peru. The article expresses Sahley's concerns about the government's attempts to care for the vicuna by corralling them. Sahley argues that researchers need to use their findings to influence better government policy.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1999
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Protecting the golden fleece
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Issues concerning the near-extinction of Peru's fleece-providing vicunas is presented. Constant poaching during the 1970s led to the creation of international regulations prohibiting the sale and trade of vicunas and their byproducts. The article describes the Peruvian government's current attempts to support wildlife management programs.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1999
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