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Management Plans. Wildlife Conservation. Purpose: To Develop Objectives and Plans For Either Landscapes or Specific Species. Colorado Conservation Plan for Grassland Species. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Management PlansManagement Plans
Wildlife Wildlife ConservationConservation
Purpose: To Develop Objectives and Plans For Purpose: To Develop Objectives and Plans For Either Either
Landscapes or Specific Species Landscapes or Specific Species
Colorado Conservation Plan for Colorado Conservation Plan for Grassland Species Grassland Species
Goal:Goal: “ The goal of the plan is to insure at “ The goal of the plan is to insure at a minimum, the viability of the black-tailed a minimum, the viability of the black-tailed prairie dog and associated species prairie dog and associated species (Mountain Plover, Burrowing Owl, swift fox (Mountain Plover, Burrowing Owl, swift fox and Ferruginous Hawk) and provide and Ferruginous Hawk) and provide mechanisms to manage for populations mechanisms to manage for populations beyond minimum levels, where possible , beyond minimum levels, where possible , while addressing the interests and rights while addressing the interests and rights of private landowners”.of private landowners”.
The plan includes a continuous process of planning, acting, The plan includes a continuous process of planning, acting, monitoring and evaluating designed to take into account monitoring and evaluating designed to take into account
changes in ecological and social systems, identify and changes in ecological and social systems, identify and evaluate new information, and make adjustments in actions to evaluate new information, and make adjustments in actions to
achieve specific goals and objectivesachieve specific goals and objectives
Working Group Member Working Group Member RepresentationRepresentation
CDOWCDOW Colo. Department of Colo. Department of
AgricultureAgriculture Colo. Cattlemen’s Colo. Cattlemen’s
Assoc.Assoc. Colo. Livestock Colo. Livestock
GrowersGrowers National Wildlife National Wildlife
FederationFederation Rocky Mountain Bird Rocky Mountain Bird
ObservatoryObservatory Private Wildlife Mgmt.Private Wildlife Mgmt. ConsultantsConsultants
USFWSUSFWS Boulder Co. Nature Boulder Co. Nature
Assoc.Assoc. Colo. Assoc. of Colo. Assoc. of
HomebuildersHomebuilders TNCTNC Colo. Farm BureauColo. Farm Bureau County CommissionerCounty Commissioner Environmental Environmental
DefenseDefense
Description of Conservation Description of Conservation
Colorado’s Colorado’s Conservation EffortsConservation Efforts
Role of Black-tailed Role of Black-tailed Prairie Dog in Prairie Dog in Grassland Grassland EcosystemsEcosystems
Status of Black-Status of Black-tailed Prairie Dog tailed Prairie Dog and Associated and Associated SpeciesSpecies
Statements of Broad PolicyStatements of Broad Policy
Legislative DirectionLegislative Direction Agency MissionAgency Mission Vision for Species ConservationVision for Species Conservation
Management PrinciplesManagement Principles
Multi-state Multi-state Conservation Plan for Conservation Plan for the Black-tailed the Black-tailed Prairie Dog in the USPrairie Dog in the US
Policy for Evaluation Policy for Evaluation and Conservation and Conservation Efforts when Making Efforts when Making Listing DecisionsListing Decisions
CDOW Strategic CDOW Strategic PlanPlan
Adaptive Adaptive ManagementManagement
Objectives and ActionsObjectives and Actions
Black-tailed Prairie Black-tailed Prairie Dog Acreage and Dog Acreage and DistributionDistribution
Objective #1Objective #1
Population Population Monitoring and Monitoring and AnalysisAnalysis
Plague Monitoring Plague Monitoring Associated Species Associated Species
Populations Populations Associated Species Associated Species
Monitoring and Monitoring and AnalysisAnalysis
Objective #2Objective #2
Management Management ResponseResponse
Habitat Habitat Considerations and Considerations and Engaging Private Engaging Private LandownersLandowners
Objective #3Objective #3
Public Public Outreach and Outreach and EducationEducation
Objective #4Objective #4
Regulatory Regulatory ConsiderationsConsiderations
Objective #5Objective #5
Management ToolsManagement Tools
Objective #6Objective #6
ResearchResearch
Objective #7Objective #7
Management on Management on Federal, State and Federal, State and Local Government Local Government LandsLands
Objective #8Objective #8
Management on the Front RangeManagement on the Front Range The Black-tailed Prairie DogThe Black-tailed Prairie Dog The Burrowing OwlThe Burrowing Owl The Ferruginous HawkThe Ferruginous Hawk The Mountain PloverThe Mountain Plover The Swift FoxThe Swift Fox
- Local Governmental Influence on - Local Governmental Influence on Conservation Within the Front RangeConservation Within the Front Range
Objectives # 9-11Objectives # 9-11
FundingFunding
SourcesSources
Objective #12Objective #12
- Relevance in Addressing Listing Relevance in Addressing Listing FactorsFactors
1.1. Present or threatened destruction, Present or threatened destruction, modification or curtailment of modification or curtailment of species habitat or rangespecies habitat or range
2.2. Over-utilization for commercial, Over-utilization for commercial, recreational, scientific or recreational, scientific or educational purposeseducational purposes
Objective #12 Continued…Objective #12 Continued…
33. Disease or Predation. Disease or Predation
4. 4. Inadequacy of regulatory Inadequacy of regulatory mechanismsmechanisms
5. 5. Other natural or man-made factors Other natural or man-made factors affecting the species’ continued affecting the species’ continued existenceexistence
In Summary…..In Summary…..
The plan focuses on The plan focuses on high quality science, high quality science, development of development of partnerships, partnerships, voluntary non-voluntary non-regulatory regulatory incentives, and uses incentives, and uses an adaptive an adaptive management management approach.approach.
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