Chapter 4 Habitats
trusts, the Audubon Society, and The Nature Conservancy to identify priority sites needing protection.
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Priorities for protection include Black Rail habitat once it is better identified and King Rail habitat. Black Rail King Rail • Protect adjacent upland habitats that provide nesting areas for reptiles that use freshwater marsh habitats. Mud turtle species Water snake species • Acquisition of agricultural or forested areas that could be restored to freshwater herbaceous marsh in the Coastal Plain is likely to be critical for the conservation of secretive marsh birds such as Black Rail and King Rail.
Black Rail
King Rail
References are located at the end of this document.
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