The U.S. Fish and Wildlife's red-cockaded woodpecker private lands conservation strategy: an evaluation
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The red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) private lands conservation strategy of the Fish and Wildlife Service is evaluated. Began in 1992, the strategy recognized that avian ecology and innovative conservation partnerships are needed to arrest the loss of private land RCWs. Using three types of agreements with private landowners, namely, the 'No-Take' management plans, Safe Harbor cooperative agreements, and habitat conservation plans, the strategy was able to post several achievements. These include increased private land habitats conducive to RCWs and increased RCW populations.
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1997
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Niche concepts and habitat conservation planning
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The significance of niche concepts in habitat conservation planning, especially when management of populations in private lands is involved, must always be considered to avoid the problem of oversimplification. Since the niche of a species refers to its role within the ecosystem, the fundamental niche shows the adaptability of the species in the face of environmental changes. Some of the problems associated with management of red-cockaded woodpecker populations are discussed, including statewide habitat conservation planning approaches.
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1997
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Natural community conservation planning: preserving species or developer interests?
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The Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP) pilot program in California is a field-test of whether endangered species protection can be delegated to state and local governments. While the Endangered Species Act aims to recover endangered species, the NCCP program seeks to allow the pursuit of economic development even as it protects such species. Failure of the program thus places the greatest risk on species whose extinction is imminent while unintentionally freeing from risks those responsible for impacts to these species.
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1997
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