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This is a grant to support the continuation of the Fishes of Texas Program. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and their recipient, University of Texas at Austin, manage the Fishes of Texas program and the Native Fish Conservation Network (NFCN). This funding will support staff (i.e., research associate) operations that are required for continued stewardship of these important resources that are utilized by state and federal agencies as well as private and academic institutions. This effort has five main Objectives:For Objective 1, the research associate will compile and collate all research, monitoring, and restoration projects conducted within the 20 Texas Native Fish Conservation Areas (NFCAs) since the...
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This project will refine the hierarchical prioritization within and across the Texas Native Fish Conservation Areas (NFCAs) for integration into the comprehensive revisions of the Texas Conservation Action Plan in 2025. Research products (SDMs and hierarchical prioritization of NFCAs) will guide efforts that result in long-term focus for management and make the most efficient use of limited conservation resources for maintaining or improving conditions for Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) fishes. Research products can subsequently be used to support efforts such as: updating Species Status Assessments used to inform revisions of the SGCN and State Threatened and Endangered species lists, refining the...
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Managers typically estimate wildlife abundance using surveys within a timeframe that favors increased detectability; however, the ability to account for probabilities of inclusion, detection, and/or presence within a given sampling area is often limited. Cranes provide a good opportunity to research count accuracy because they are large, conspicuous, and often congregate during part of the year, typically on staging areas (i.e., fall and spring) or on wintering grounds. The objectives of this paper are twofold: (1) to evaluate how environmental factors influence crane movement in and out of crane survey areas to identify the best window of availability for annual survey counts, and (2) to evaluate environmental...
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The United States is rapidly expanding production of renewable energy to meet increased energy demands and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Wind energy is at the forefront of this transition. A central challenge is understanding the nexus between wind energy development and its capacity for negative effects on wildlife causing population declines and habitat loss. Collaboration among conservationists and developers, early in the planning process, is crucial for minimizing wind-wildlife conflicts. Such collaborations require data showing where wind and wildlife impacts occur. To meet this challenge and inform decision-making, we provide natural resource agencies and stakeholders information regarding where future...
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CART is a platform that enhances collaborative conservation efforts at all scales by facilitating issue-based, not geography-based, peer-to-peer knowledge sharing. By connecting hundreds of individuals from dozens of organizations across North America, CART helps bridge the gaps between work at project, landscape, and operational scales. The CART Team, comprised of USDA Southwest Climate Hub, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and Southwest and South Central Climate Adaptation Science Centers, help improve the outcomes of on-the-ground conservation by: Managing a central location for knowledge sharing based on Case Studies Co-developing tools that help diverse organizations meet their objectives...
The white-tailed ptarmigan is the smallest grouse species in North America and is endemic to alpine habitat. Despite reintroduction efforts in the 1980s, ptarmigan are now functionally extirpated from the southernmost portion of their historic range, located in northern New Mexico. Due to a lack of monitoring, the causes of extirpation remain unclear, and could be attributed to climate change, geographic isolation (a consequence of being a periphery population), or other unknown causes. The proposed study will evaluate the demographic outcomes of a newly-reintroduced ptarmigan population from Colorado. The study will estimate survival probability and nest survival nesting behavior, and habitat use patterns and the...
    map background search result map search result map Watershed-Based Conservation Planning to Inform Restoration and Recovery of Texas Threatened and Endangered Freshwater Fishes Species Distribution Modeling and Native Fish Conservation Area Prioritization to Guide Landscape-Level Conservation Linking Ecological Processes and Animal Movements to Inform Timing of Long-term Surveys of a Migratory Game Bird Forecasting Suitable Areas for Wind Turbine Occurrence to Proactively Improve Wildlife Conservation Conservation and Adaptation Resources Toolbox Species Distribution Modeling and Native Fish Conservation Area Prioritization to Guide Landscape-Level Conservation Watershed-Based Conservation Planning to Inform Restoration and Recovery of Texas Threatened and Endangered Freshwater Fishes Conservation and Adaptation Resources Toolbox Linking Ecological Processes and Animal Movements to Inform Timing of Long-term Surveys of a Migratory Game Bird Forecasting Suitable Areas for Wind Turbine Occurrence to Proactively Improve Wildlife Conservation