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["Vorisek, Shawchyi (FW)" <Shawchyi.Vorisek@xxxxxx>]

FYI:

Shawchyi Vorisek
Avian Ecologist/Wildlife Diversity Program
KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
#1 Game Farm Road
Frankfort, KY  40601
(502)564-5448 Ext. 368
shawchyi.vorisek@xxxxxx
http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/



-----Original Message-----
From: Janet M Ruth [mailto:janet_ruth@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 1:57 PM
To: SEPART-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: PIF CONTINENTAL PLAN AVAILABLE ON-LINE! and Info on
Research/Monitoring Needs of Continental Watch List Species


Hi all,

PIF North American Landbird Conservation Plan

I am very pleased to announce that the Partners in Flight North =
American
Landbird Conservation Plan (Rich et al. 2004) - otherwise referred to =
as
the PIF Continental Plan - is now available on-line in downloadable =
form on
the Partners in Flight website (http://www.partnersinflight.org).

      Rich, T. D., C. J. Beardmore, H. Berlanga, P. J. Blancher, M. S. =
W.
Bradstreet, G. S. Butcher, D. W. Demarest, E. H. Dunn, W. C. Hunter, E. =
E.
I=F1igo-Elias, J. A. Kennedy, A. M. Martell,
            A. O. Panjabi, D. N. Pashley, K. V. Rosenberg, C. M. =
Rustay, J.
S. Wendt, T. C. Will. 2004. Partners in Flight North American Landbird
Conservation Plan. Cornell Lab of
            Ornithology.  Ithaca, NY. Partners in Flight website.
http://www.partnersinflight.org/cont_plan/ (VERSION: March 2005).

The PIF North American Landbird Conservation Plan (the Plan) provides a
continental systhesis of priorities and objectives that will guide =
landbird
conservation actions at national and international scales.  The scope =
for
this Plan is the 448 species of native landbirds that regularly breed =
in
the U.S. and Canada.  Fully 100 of these species warrant inclusion on =
the
PIF Watch List, due to a combination of threats to their habitats,
declining populations, small population sizes, or limited =
distributions.
Of these, 28 species require immediate action to protect small =
remaining
populations, and 44 more are in need of management to reverse long-term
declines.

This Plan also highlights the need for stewardship of the species and
landscapes characteristic of each portion of the continent, identifying =
158
species (including 66 on the Watch List) that are particularly
representative of large avifaunal biomes, and whose needs should be
considered in conservation planning.  Taken together, the pool of Watch
List and Stewardship Species represent the landbirds of greatest
continental importance for conservation action.  Although the =
recommended
actions may vary from region to region, no area in North America is =
without
a conservation need for landbirds.

The Plan is accessible in four sections using two PDF versions (one for =
web
viewing and one higher quality version for printing).   You can go to =
the
PIF website and click on the picture of the plan cover (upper right =
hand
box) and it will take you to this new resource.  Or you can go to it
directly at http://www.partnersinflight.org/cont_plan

PIF Continental Watch List Species Research and Monitoring Needs

As a supplement to the Plan, we have developed a series of species =
accounts
for each of the 100 Continental Watch List species identified in the =
Plan,
providing some basic information, references, and a summary of research =
and
monitoring needs collected from various PIF resources, such as the Bird
Conservation Plans and a recent monitoring needs assessment, and the =
Birds
of North America (BNA) accounts.  You can access these accounts through =
a
link on the Plan page (in the colored box) or directly by going to
http://www.partnersinflight.org/WatchListNeeds

Credit goes to Cornell Lab of Ornithology for the publication of the =
Plan
and the creation of the PDFs, with funding support from USDA Forest
Service.  Janet Ruth, as the PIF Research Working Group chair, is
responsible for developing the Watch List Species Research and =
Monitoring
Needs resource.

Please feel free to share this announcement with your colleagues.

Cheers,



Janet M. Ruth
Research Ecologist and PIF Co-Coordinator for USGS
USGS Arid Lands Field Station
UNM Biology Department
MSC03 2020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM   87131-0001
505-346-2870 or 2872  Ext. 12
505-277-0304 FAX
janet_ruth@xxxxxxxx
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