Integrated Bird Conservation

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).	North American Waterfowl Management Plan
	Partners In Flight
	United States Shorebird Conservation Plan
	Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plan
	Waterbird Conservation for the Americas
	North American Grouse Management Strategy
	Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative

Last updated July 2007