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.