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A comprehensive review of Farm Bill contributions to wildlife conservation, 1985-2000

Technical Report USDA/NRCS/WHMI-2000
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Abstract

A comprehensive review of the scientific literature was undertaken to determine wildlife responses to programs established under the conservation title of the 1985 Food Security Act as amended in 1990 and 1996 (Farm Bill). Literature was annotated and summaries of wildlife responses were provided for the Conservation Reserve Program CRP, Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The report recognized that Farm Bill conservation programs were created to serve many purposes. Foremost among these purposes was to enable Americaa??s farmers and ranchers to be better stewards of their lands. In general, wildlife responded positively to improvements in land stewardship, particularly when the needs of wildlife were considered in conservation planning and implementation. Whereas authors acknowledged that their understanding of wildlife responses to Farm Bill conservation programs was still incomplete, they concluded that these programs were making significant contributions toward conservation of the nationa??s fish and wildlife resources.

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Heard, P., Allen, A., Best, L.B., Brady, S., Burger, W., Esser, A., Hackett, E., Johnson, D.H., Pederson, R., Reynolds, R., Rewa, C., Ryan, M., Molleur, R., Buck, P., 2000, A comprehensive review of Farm Bill contributions to wildlife conservation, 1985-2000: Technical Report USDA/NRCS/WHMI-2000, 208 p.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype Federal Government Series
Title A comprehensive review of Farm Bill contributions to wildlife conservation, 1985-2000
Series title Technical Report
Series number USDA/NRCS/WHMI-2000
Year Published 2000
Language English
Publisher U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wildlife Habitat Management Institute
Publisher location Washington, D.C.
Contributing office(s) Fort Collins Science Center
Description 208 p.
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