state wildlife action plans prevent endangered species listings keep common species common

State Wildlife Action Plans

•Prevent Endangered Species Listings •Keep Common Species Common

Mark Humpert, Wildlife Diversity Director, AFWA

Mixed Bag of Success

Game Species: Billions $$’s from license fees & excise taxes=Sustainable F&W

Nongame Species: Funding small & variable often voluntary=At-risk F&W

>90% of the funding available for <10% of the species

State Wildlife Action Plans

Plan Timeline – Past, Present and Future

1980

1994

2000

2006 6,000+ TWW Coalition

CARA passed HOR; SWG & WCR created

Teaming with Wildlife launched

Fish & Wildlife Conservation Act

Teaming With Wildlife

2005

2015 SWAP Revision

2012 Measures & BP’s

Mill

ions

($)

Fiscal Year

Funding History

State Wildlife Action Plans

Congressional DirectivesAuthorizing Legislation

Both the Wildlife Wildlife Conservation Restoration Conservation Restoration Program Program andand State Wildlife State Wildlife Grants Program Grants Program required states to develop a State Wildlife Action plan by October 2005 to be eligible for funding.

Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies7

State Wildlife Action Plans

The Eight Required Elements

1. Info on the distribution and abundance of wildlife.

2. Descriptions of locations and condition of key habitats.

3. Descriptions of problems and research/survey needs.

4. Descriptions of the conservation actions proposed.

5. Plans for monitoring species & habitats (adaptive management).

6. Descriptions of procedures to revise the Plan.

7. Plans for coordinating the development, implementation, review and revision of the Plan.

8. Procedures for gaining public input.

State Wildlife Action Plans

Element 1

More than 12,000 species identified at SGCN by states

(PA=557)

Element 1

SGCN # range from 90 (SD) to 1251 (SC)

Element 2

Key National Threats/Challenges

Habitat loss from developmentHabitat loss from ecosystem modifications (e.g fire) Habitat conversion from agriculture & other factorsImpaired water quality Data gapsIntroduction/spread of invasive speciesCollection and illegal harvestHuman intrusion and disturbanceImpacts from climate changeInsufficient funding and capacity

Element 3

Key National Conservation Actions

Increase and Improve Land Protection Integrate SWAP’s into Land Use PlanningIncrease State Fish & Wildlife Agency CapacityPrivate Landowner Technical Service and IncentivesIntegrate SWAP’s into Land Mgmt. Plans & PoliciesIncrease OutreachNational Tracking and Reporting of Habitat Conversion

Element 4

Effectiveness Measures Framework

Element 5

Measuring the Effectiveness of State Wildlife Grants

FINAL REPORT

April 2011

“A State Wildlife Action Plan must be revised at least every 10 years”

No later than 2015

Element 6

Seventh Element“Plans for

coordinating the development, implementation, review, and revision of the State Strategy/Plan with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and Indian tribes”

Element 7

Public Participation

Element 8

Successes

Regional Efforts

Northeast Regional Conservation Needs

Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy

Western Governors Association Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool

Landscape Conservation Cooperatives

Funding Need

Average of $9.0 million needed to achieve 25% implementation of SWAP

Average of $25.8 million needed to achieve 75% implementation of SWAP

The top funding needs for implementation of State Wildlife Action Plans are for 1) protection of lands through acquisition, easements or leases; 2) management on public and private lands; 3) monitoring and research

Current SWG apportionment for PA ~$1.5M

• With the help of diverse coalitions, a handful of states have secured dedicated wildlife agency funding

• Missouri, Arkansas, MinnesotaConservation sales taxes

• Virginia & TexasDedicating tax revenues from outdoor gear

• Colorado, Arizona & MaineDedicated lottery revenues

• Florida & South Carolina Real estate transfer taxes

State Funding Successes

Funding Need

Funding Need

Funding Need

Funding Need

Funding SWAP’s

• Federal

• State

• Local/Private

Blue Ribbon Panel on Wildlife Diversity Funding

Directing SWG to WCR

Activating the TWW Coalition

SWAP 2.0

The Future

AFWA

Representing fish and wildlife agencies to conserve fish and wildlife and their

habitats in the public interest.