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RALEIGH, N.C. (October 28) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has posted on its Web site draft sections of its Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy — a federally required plan outlining how and where North Carolina should protect its fish and wildlife. The Introduction, Approach, and State of the State sections provide background on state strategies, explanations about how the strategy is being developed, and broad information on the state of natural resources in North Carolina. The Wildlife Commission is working with conservation partners and the public to develop the conservation strategy, which must be finalized and submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by October 2005. The strategy must include information ranging from distribution and abundance of priority fish and wildlife species to research, survey and long-term monitoring needs, according to Salinda Daley, who is coordinating the Wildlife Commission’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. “Another important aspect of the process is to engage and involve the public — our constituents — to heighten awareness of the importance of funding to support fish and wildlife conservation in our state and across the nation,” Daley said. See general information about North Carolina’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. A background article from Wildlife in North Carolina magazine can be found at: http://www.ncwildlife.org/pg07_WildlifeSpeciesCon/pg7c1_6_article.pdf Submit your comments by Nov. 24 to help the Wildlife Commission revise its draft conservation strategy. |