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Pamela Johnson |
Approval of Mississippi’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
Mississippi’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) is part of a national collaborative effort among natural resource agencies, conservation organizations, corporations and private landowners to address habitat needs of declining wildlife species.
These strategies mark the first time in U.S. History that state wildlife agencies and the broader conservation community have cooperated to design a conservation blueprint for all wildlife species.
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| Alison McCartney |
Bat Studies in Mississippi
Out of the 14 bat species found in Mississippi, 2 are endangered and 7 more are species of concern. Loss of habitat has not only affected foraging areas, but has also significantly limited nursery roosts.
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Ginger L. Corbin - USFWS |
Prescribed Burning
Seven of the top ten terrestrial habitats in need of conservation could be improved with the use of controlled burning. These habitats include: Small Stream Swamp Forests, Dry Longleaf Pine Forests, Bottomland Hardwood Forests, Hardwood Seeps, Mesic Longleaf Pine Savanna/ Forests, Dry Hardwood Forests, and Dry-Mesic Hardwood Forests.
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