state wildlife action plans prevent endangered species listings keep common species common
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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 $$’s from license fees & excise taxes=Sustainable F&W - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
State Wildlife Action Plans
•Prevent Endangered Species Listings •Keep Common Species Common
Mark Humpert, Wildlife Diversity Director, AFWA
Mixed Bag of Success
Game Species: Billions $$’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.