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

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Shawchyi Vorisek 
Avian Ecologist/Wildlife Diversity Program 
KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources 
#1 Game Farm Road 
Frankfort, KY  40601 
(502)564-7109 Ext. 368 
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http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/ <http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/>  

-----Original Message-----
From: Western Partners In Flight [mailto:WPART-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Arvind Panjabi
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 11:36 AM
To: WPART-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Updated PIF Assessment Database Now Available!!



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Dear Partner in Bird Conservation,

 

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) is pleased to announce the update of
the Partners in Flight (PIF) Species Assessment Database (version 2005), and
the accompanying Partners in Flight Handbook on Species Assessment.  The
database and handbook are both available through our website at
http://www.rmbo.org/pif/pifdb.html.  These materials replace the previous
versions released in 2001, and follow the criteria used in the North
American Landbird Conservation Plan (Rich et al. 2004).

 

The database contains updated biological assessment scores and related data
for all landbirds in the continental United States and Canada, at both the
global scale and for Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs).  Updated scores were
generated by the PIF Science Committee through an objective, rule-driven
process that gathers complex biological data from a variety of sources and
simplifies these into easy-to-interpret numerical scores.  These scores and
supporting information are maintained in a single location so that
biological vulnerability and conservation concern can be compared across a
large array of species at one time.  

 

The revised PIF Handbook on Species Assessment details the scientific
process behind each score and explains how PIF uses species assessment in
conservation planning at both global and regional scales.  Through the
generous support of our partners, RMBO maintains these resources and makes
them available at no cost to the public through our website
http://www.rmbo.org/pif/pifdb.html.  

 

The PIF Species Assessment Process and database have been eagerly sought and
used for a huge variety of assessment and planning purposes for many years
now.  We invite you to peruse the enhanced interactive website, look through
the handbook to better understand the assessment process, and make use of
these valuable tools as you do your part for the conservation of birds in
North America.  

 

Sincerely, 

 

Arvind Panjabi

Partners in Flight Database Manager

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

 

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