RCW Population Management Clause Samples

RCW Population Management. ADCNR-WFF can enroll a landowner under a SHMA if that landowner agrees to implement one of the following population management activities on the enrolled property. Translocations are an important population management tool for small or disjunct populations and should be used only in conjunction with aggressive management of nesting and foraging habitat. The use of translocation for any purpose requires a permit from ADCNR-WFF and the Service, and must be conducted according to the guidelines in the RCW Recovery Plan, 2nd Revision (USFWS 2003). RCWs eligible for translocation, as defined in the RCW Recovery Plan, 2nd Revision (USFWS 2003) are herein referred to as “surplus.” Population management activities will occur through one of the following methods: a) translocate pairs of surplus sub-adults into unoccupied, suitable nesting habitat on the enrolled property upon receiving prior approval for any such translocation from ADCNR-WFF and the Service. This activity would provide a net conservation benefit to RCWs upon the translocation of the surplus sub- adults to the unoccupied, suitable nesting habitat. b) translocate surplus sub-adult(s) into habitat on the enrolled property that is occupied by a single (male or female) bird upon receiving prior approval for any such translocation from ADCNR-WFF and the Service. This activity would provide a net conservation benefit to RCWs upon the translocation of the surplus sub-adult(s) to the enrolled property. c) allow ADCNR-WFF and/or the Service to remove surplus sub-adult(s) from the enrolled property to augment other populations if such removal of sub-adult(s) would not affect the landowner’s baseline responsibilities. This activity would provide a net conservation benefit to RCWs upon the removal of the surplus sub-adult(s) by ADCNR-WFF and/or the Service.