Wildlife Action Plan 2015 Revision Process White Paper
Metric
Explanation
Scale
Management Information 15. Disease Vector
Does this species pose a threat as a dis- (a) High threat, may be a maintenance
Concerns
ease vector toward other wildlife species, domestic animals, or humans?
host and a source of pathogen transmis- sion that could have signifcant and neg- ative impacts to other wildlife, domestic animals, or humans. Management actions may be required to control trans- mission of the pathogen. (b) May be a spill-over host, able to maintain the pathogen for a time but requiring periodic reexposure from another source. Impacts to domestic animals and humans may not be signif- icant. Management may not be required if transmission is naturally controlled. (c) May be a dead-end host, not able to maintain the pathogen without an exter- nal source of re-exposure. Management may not be required because transmis- sion may be naturally controlled. (d) Unknown at this time. (e) Not a vector.
16. Invasive
What is the invasive species threat con- (a) High threat, known to have a direct
Concerns
cern for the species?
impact on native species. (b) Moderate threat, suspected to have a direct or indirect impact on native species. (c) Unknown at this time. (d) Low threat, suspected to have only indirect or minimal impact on native species. (e) Has no impact on native species. (a) Tis species individually has a high economic infuence in North Carolina (b) Tis species is part of a group that collectively has a high economic infu- ence in North Carolina. (c) Tis species (individually or as part of a group) has a moderate economic infuence in North Carolina. (d) Unknown. (e) Tis species (individually or as part of a group) has a low to no economic infu- ence in North Carolina.
17. Economic
What is the highest level of economic infuence of the species in North Carolina? • Scores for this metric are assigned based on best professional judgment about the highest level of economic infuence of the species (either indi- vidually or as part of a group) without regard to whether it is positive, nega-
Infuence in
North Carolina
tive, or both.
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