6.7 Land Trusts and Private Conservation Organizations
6.7 Land Trusts and Private Conservation Organizations 6.7.1 Audubon North Carolina Te mission of the National Audubon Society’s NC state ofce is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the beneft of humanity and North Carolina’s biological diversity. Te Important Bird Areas (IBA) pro- gram is key to this mission. Te IBA program operates under two objectives: • To identify places that are essential to sustaining the diversity and abundance of natu- rally occurring populations of birds in North Carolina; and
• To protect or ensure the appropriate management of these sites for the long-term con- servation of birds and their habitats.
Audubon North Carolina is a key partner for beach-nesting bird and colonial waterbird conservation eforts in the state. As of 2015, 96 sites have been approved as IBAs across the state. Tere are several regional Audubon Chapters across the state. For more information about their conservation eforts visit the website (http://nc.audubon.org). Additional infor- mation about IBAs and other bird conservation regions can be found in Appendix I.
6.7.2 North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF) Te mission of NCWF is to be the leading advocate for all NC wildlife and its habitat. Te goals of NCWF are:
• To advocate the conservation and enhancement of all wildlife and its habitat;
• To advocate ethical and biologically sound hunting, fshing, and other outdoor activities;
• To advocate education, for children and adults, that increases public awareness of wild- life, its dependence on habitat, and the importance of both to human existence; • In afliation with member organizations, to communicate, cooperate, and partner with the NC General Assembly, state resource agencies, corporations, and other interested groups to advance the well-being of wildlife and its habitat; and
• In afliation with the National Wildlife Federation, to support national and interna- tional issues of mutual interest.
NCWF was instrumental in the creation of the Wildlife Resources Commission in the mid-1940s and it continues to be a key advocate for wildlife and wildlife-related policy in North Carolina. Additional information is available from its website (www.ncwf.org).
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