1.3 From 2005 to 2015—Revision of North Carolina’s Wildlife Action Plan
• Chapter 7 identifes monitoring needs and outlines strategies and actions that address those needs and provides information about monitoring activities con- ducted by NCWRC and many of our partners. Te chapter includes information about species-specifc and guild-level monitoring activities as well as habitat and natural community monitoring. • Chapter 8 discusses the next steps for working collaboratively with partners to accom- plish the conservation measures identifed in this document, provides information about products currently in development that will need to be incorporated as an adden- dum to this Plan, and plans to review and revise this Plan in an ongoing manner in an efort to keep the information up-to-date and relevant to current and emerging issues. • Appendices provide supporting information and documents that are referenced throughout the Plan, beginning with a list of abbreviations and acronyms and a glos- sary of defnitions (Appendix A) and including tables that provide information about species, habitats, and conservation measures. Refer to the Table of Contents for a com- plete list of all materials provided in the appendices. Te USFWS provided guidance to the states for Plan revision, including instructions to provide a roadmap that highlights the location of the Eight Required Elements. Table 1.1 outlines where information addressing each of the elements can be found in this revision and where the information was primarily provided in the 2005 Plan.
Roadmap to the Eight Required Elements
T ABLE 1.1
Where to fnd it in the Plan
Required Element
2015 Revision
2005 Original Plan
1. Distribution and abundance of species of wildlife
Chapter 3 Wildlife Chapter 4 Habitats Appendices E, G, H, I, N, P
Chapter 2 Approach Chapter 5 Species and Habitat Assessments and Conservation Strategies Appendices D, E, G, H, K Chapter 5 Species and Habitat Assessments and Conservation Strategies Appendices F, J, K Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 3 State of the State Chapter 4 Statewide Conservation Strategies
2. Descriptions of locations and relative condition of key habi- tats and community types
Chapter 4 Habitats Appendices E, H, J
3. Descriptions of problems and priority research and survey eforts needed
Chapter 2 Need for Conservation Chapter 3 Wildlife Chapter 4 Habitats Chapter 5 Treats Appendix G
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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