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Bird
Conservation Plans
During the
last two decades of the 20th century, a surge of interest in conserving
birds and their habitats spurred the development of several unprecedented,
partnership-based bird conservation initiatives. These initiatives have
produced national and international conservation plans for birds that
lay out species status assessments, population objectives, habitat conservation
issues and objectives, and monitoring needs. To learn more about these
initiatives and their conservation planning and other activities, visit
their web sites using the logo-links on this page.
In addition
to national and international plans, the bird initiatives are producing
regional plans that provide more detailed information on population and
habitat needs for birds in specific landscapes. To view or download conservation
plans at the BCR scale for the various taxa (i.e., landbirds, shorebirds,
waterbirds, waterfowl) -- as well as a limited number of all bird plans
-- visit the interactive BCR map on this web site.
Plans are only
effective if people work to achieve the established goals and objectives.
A host of organizations are working together together at state, regional,
national, and international levels to meet the goals and objectives of
these various plans in a coordinated and integrated fashion to achieve
comprehensive bird conservation and management. For example,
- Joint
Ventures are self-directed, regional partnerships of public and
private organizations and individuals originally developed to carry
out the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Joint ventures are
now accepting the challenge of carrying out multiple bird conservation
plans using an integrated approach. For more information about a specific
bird habitat joint venture, visit their web
site via the Joint Venture map, or contact the appropriate Joint
Venture Coordinator.
- Staff have
been hired in several Bird Conservation Regions
(BCR) to work closely with Joint Ventures to develop the technical capacity
and collaborative planning needed to carry out integrated bird conservation.
For more information about specific BCRs, get
in touch with the appropriate BCR contact
person.
- In order
to receive federal funds through State Wildlife Grants program, Congress
charged each state and territory with developing a comprehensive wildlife
conservation strategy, also known as State Wildlife Action Plans. To
see individual state plans, use the following link:State
Wildlife Action Plans
- State agencies
are developing and implementing state-level bird conservation programs,
through planning workshops, meetings, and technical assistance, to carry
out priorities identified in the various bird conservation plans. Use
the links below to find out more about individual state bird conservation
initiatives:
Florida
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Ohio
Virginia
Wisconsin
Delivering the full spectrum of bird conservation through regionally
based, biologically driven, landscape-oriented partnerships is the goal
of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI).
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North
American Waterfowl
Management Plan
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