Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats
• Restore degraded sites and maintain existing sites through application of prescribed fire during appropriate seasons and at required intervals.
• When feasible, remove populations in immediate danger of destruction from land use changes (e.g., transportation projects, development).
• Where fish have invaded amphibian breeding sites, such as from flooding from nearby streams, remove them as a means of protecting amphibian eggs and juveniles.
• Manage high-elevation forests for old growth vegetation. Mountain ecoregion • Develop legal protections for Hellbenders against moving rocks because they may be crushed or killed (EBCI 2022). 3.2.8.5 Conservation Programs and Partnerships Conservation programs, incentives, and partnerships should be used to the fullest extent to preserve high-quality resources and protect important natural communities. Protection measures that use existing regulatory frameworks to protect habitats and species should be incorporated where applicable. Land conservation or preservation can serve numerous purposes in the face of anticipated climate change but overall can promote ecosystem resilience. Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Identify high-quality examples of habitat for SGCN and attempt to acquire or seek alternative conservation actions.
• Continue to support programs that limit collection of priority species, including permit requirements, law enforcement oversight, and legislative action that protects species.
• Implement the state listing process by routinely evaluating species conservation status and recommending updates to Subchapter 10I rules.
• Support land trusts and conservation easements to protect amphibian habitat.
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