Planning for PA wildlife protection

Posted 8/21/12

Were you aware that Pennsylvania has a Wildlife Action Plan that guides how the state strives to conserve its most threatened wildlife species? First published in 2005, the 2015-2025 plan has again …

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Planning for PA wildlife protection

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Were you aware that Pennsylvania has a Wildlife Action Plan that guides how the state strives to conserve its most threatened wildlife species? First published in 2005, the 2015-2025 plan has again been updated and will be presented by the PA Fish and Boat and PA Game Commissions at the next Environmental Issues Forum of the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee scheduled for October 24.

Representatives from each commission will provide an overview of the latest plan, which identifies 664 Species of Greatest Conservation Need, including 90 birds, 19 mammals, 18 amphibians, 22 reptiles, 65 fish and 450 aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. The forum will be held in Room 8E-A East Wing of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg beginning at 12 noon and is open to the public.

Described as a “non-regulatory, proactive conservation blueprint,” the plan identifies threats to the target species, along with 865 conservation actions. Of the many threats, 53% belong to the following four categories: Residential and Commercial Development; Energy Production and Mining; Pollution; and Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases.

Visit fishandboat.com/swap.htm to explore the plan in its entirety.

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