Endangered Species Bulletin articles from November 2006

Endangered Species Bulletin archives from November 2006

States working together for Wildlife.
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] American wildlife conservation has reached a historic milestone: the completion of statewide wildlife action plans in every state and territory. Continuing the long tradition of state-federal partnerships, the...

Saving Saipan's white-eye.(Zosterops conspicillatus saypani)
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The little known Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is an archipelago of 14 tiny islands in the mid-Pacific region of Micronesia. Nestled just north of Guam and south of Japan, the entire Mariana...

Planning for Wildlife in the Lone Star State.(Texas)
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In September of 2005, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), along with myriad conservation partners, completed its first comprehensive strategy for the recovery of nongame species and their associated...

Building on a conservation legacy.
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It can take years, sometimes decades of perspective to gain appreciation for some of history's greatest moments. So it was with passage of the 1938 Pittman-Robertson Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act. While the name...

Tree farmers help grow the Oregon Conservation Strategy.
November 1, 2006... Ken and Karin Faulk have a vision for their land, one that allows them to meet a variety of management objectives while making a real difference for wildlife. It is a vision shared by the Oregon Conservation Strategy. The Faulks are...

A closer look at the Oregon Conservation Strategy.
November 1, 2006... The Strategy charts a course for the long-term conservation of Oregon's wildlife and identifies how all Oregonians can become involved through a non-regulatory, statewide approach. It takes the initiative to conserve species and keep them from...

Ospreys and the Michigan Wildlife Action Plan.
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) were once found throughout Michigan but, along with several other top avian predators, their population was severely depleted in the mid-20th century due to the effects of DDT, PCBs, and...

Nevada's blueprint for Wildlife Conservation.
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nevada's Wildlife Action Plan is a comprehensive blueprint that outlines the key roles of all land and resource management agencies and non-governmental organizations with a primary stake in the conservation goals of...

Monitoring Wildlife Action Plans: Minnesota's approach.
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A central challenge facing the implementation of State Wildlife Action Plans is how to monitor the effectiveness of these plans over time. How do we measure short-term results when we're implementing long-term...

Partners for fish and Wildlife and state plans.
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A top priority for the Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is to help states and territories implement State Wildlife Action Plans in ways that meet broader management goals. In...

Integrating State Wildlife Action Plans and INRMPs.(integrated natural resource management plan)
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Department of Defense (DoD) has management responsibility for approximately 30 million acres (12 million hectares) throughout the United States. The Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) requires DoD to prepare and...

Bees and the Lane Mountain Milk-vetch.(PARTNERS FOR POLLINATORS)
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The cool, quiet air of a spring morning gives way to the wakening of jackrabbits, quail, ground squirrels, and horned lizards as the sun quickly warms the Coolgardie Mesa in the western Mojave Desert of California....

Complexities of conservation: the giant garter snake.(FOCUS ON REFUGES)
November 1, 2006... The giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) inhabits wetland areas in the Central valley of California. Adults feed primarily on amphibians and fish, while young fall prey to the same species. This snake needs emergent vegetation for cover, open...

Box score.(Table)
November 1, 2006... BOX SCORE Listings and Recovery Plans as of November 15, 2006 ENDANGERED THREATENED GROUP U.S. FOREIGN U.S. FOREIGN MAMMALS 69 255 13 20 BIRDS ...