Golden Eagle Migration Corridors along The Rocky Mountain Front and Intermountain Flyways

摘要: The greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) was once a candidate for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act across its range.  Unprecedented efforts by states, agencies, private organizations, and landowners led to adoption of conservation strategies address threats caused habitat fragmentation, development, loss sagebrush.  Montana’s Conservation Strategy is based on collaborative work governor-appointed advisory council, Montana Sage Grouse Stewardship passed during 2015 Legislative Session, Executive Orders 12-2015 21-2015.  has three parts.  First, 21-2015 establish regulatory mechanisms guide development in designated habitats.  require consultation assess potential impacts activities requiring state permit, involving grant funds or technical assistance, resulting from state’s own work.  Federal agencies will align project review with Orders.  Specific parameters disturbance thresholds apply, particularly human near leks.  Second, Grant Fund serves maintain, enhance, restore, expand benefit grouse.  facilitates free-market voluntary, lands funding projects that produce credits.  Credits can then be purchased developers exchange.  Third, exchange establishes compensatory mitigation framework which cannot avoided, minimized, restored replacement required.  goal maintain viable populations conserve flexibility manage lands, wildlife, economy.  Success requires collaboration all landownerships threats.