The region boasts tidal flats, islands, forested shoreline, former underwater lands, and
significant wildlife habitat.
It also wants to prohibit programs that allow protection of cats on any public lands that contain
significant wildlife habitat.
Not exact matches
The 2002 IFOAM Basic Standards for Organic Agriculture Production and Processing67 include principles and recommendations on «organic ecosystems» where provisions are made to «maintain a
significant portion of farms to facilitate biodiversity and nature conservation», including (among others)
wildlife refuge
habitats and
wildlife corridors that provide linkages and connectivity to native
habitat.
Such act may include
significant habitat modification or degradation, where it actually kills or injures
wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding or sheltering.»
The agency enforces Federal
wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally
significant fisheries, conserves and restores
wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign and Native American Tribal governments with their conservation efforts.
ANILCA redesignated the monument as Katmai National Park «to protect
habitats for, and populations of, fish and
wildlife including, but not limited to, high concentrations of brown / grizzly bears and their denning areas; maintain unimpaired the water
habitat for
significant salmon populations; and to protect scenic, geologic, cultural, and recreational features.»
ANILCA states that Katmai National Park and Preserve is to be managed for the following purposes, among others: to protect
habitats for, and populations of, fish and
wildlife, including, but not limited to, high concentrations of brown / grizzly bears and their denning areas; to maintain unimpaired the water
habitat for
significant salmon populations; and to protect scenic, geological, cultural, and recreational features.
You see, climate change currently presents one of the most
significant threats to
wildlife and their
habitats, and we are already observing the effects of higher temperatures, rising sea levels, warming oceans, droughts and other changes.
The grassland and wetlands of North America not only provide vital
habitat for a host of
wildlife, including migratory birds, but also a rich and resilient forage for livestock, and a
significant carbon sink if left uncultivated.