Safe harbors
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A new habitat conservation approach, 'Safe Harbor' was proposed by Sec of the Interior Bruce Babbitt on MAr 1, 1995. It seeks to encourage landowners to attract endangered bird species to their land. The landowners would retain the right to transform their land for other uses without any punishment. There are a few restrictions placed on landowners. They cannot destroy nesting location of endangered birds that were previously present nor can they develop land during nesting season. The Fish and Wildlife Service retains the right to relocate the protected species from the land if necessary.
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1995
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Cooperative projects aid Hawaiian wildlife
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Federal, state and non-government agencies in Hawaii are cooperating with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to establish programs on the protection of the native endangered species inhabiting the forests near Kilauea volcano. A priority of the partnership is the elimination of feral pigs within the forests, which destroy the species' habitats and carry diseases that kills forest birds. The FWS has also initiated cooperative agreements with companies based in the island to protect the birds and provide them with suitable nesting areas.
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1995
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Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
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The Lower Rio Grande Valley provides a refuge for countless species, many of which are classified as either endangered or threatened. The refuge was created under the provision of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 with the objective of providing protection for a documented 1,100 plants, 287 butterflies and about 900 vertebrates living in the area. A further aim is to make the 132,500 acres one of the most diverse habitat in the US.
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1998
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