Appendix 8-1
With North Carolina’s population on the rise and the state’s growth rate higher than the national average, natural habitats for wildlife are losing ground. Loss of habitat has contributed to a steady decline in species that were once common, like the Golden-winged Warbler and Eastern Box Turtle.
These funds are used by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) for conservation efforts aimed at prevent- ing wildlife from becoming endangered , in other words, keeping common species common. hunted, fished, or trapped). Legisla- tion signed into law in 2002 created the State Wildlife Grants Program and set up federal matching grant funds for states that create and maintain a Wildlife Action Plan (WAP, Plan). Historically there have been limited resources, especially the availability of fund s for conservation efforts to benefit nongame species (those that are not
Each Plan is required to be comprehen- sively reviewed and revised at 10-year intervals. The WRC published the state ' s first WAP in 2005. Since then, the Plan’s first 10-year revision was published in 2015 and additional revisions were made in 2020 and 2022. Addendum 1 (2020) update d the species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) list and Addendum 2 (2022) add ed a list of plants to the SGCN list to help align regional conservation priorities.
The WRC has recently started the next 10-year revision process and invites all interested partners, organization, and individuals to partcipate in revising the Plan. Visit www. ncwildlife.org/Plan for more information about North Carolina’s Wildlife A ction Plan and opportunities to participate during the revision process.
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