American Peregrine Falcon recovery plan : Rocky Mountain Southwest Populations
Rocky Mountain/Southwest Peregrine Falcon Recovery Team. 1984. American Peregrine Falcon recovery plan : Rocky Mountain Southwest Populations. United States Fish And Wildlife Service
This recovery plan for the American peregrine falcon is the work of a team of biologists appointed as an autonomous group by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This plan is the revised American Peregrine Falcon Recovery Plan for the Rocky Mountain/Soutwest population. The goal is to effect recovery and/or maintenance of the species in the Rocky Mountain/Southwest region which includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma,Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. The plan includes an account of the peregrine's history, biology, present status, and the adverse factors contributing to its endangered status. The necessary recovery actions are stated in a step-down outline and described in a narrative section. It is not the responsibility of the recovery team to implement this plan. Implementation of the plan will be the responsibility of the various State and Federal agencies. A schedule of the estimated costs of implementation is provided.
- Type
- Administrative
- Authors
- Rocky Mountain/Southwest Peregrine Falcon Recovery Team
- Date of Issue
- 1984-12-14
- Publisher
- United States Fish And Wildlife Service
- Units
- BRCA , FLFO , GLAC , GRKO , GRSA , LIBI , PARA , ROMO
- Keywords
- captive propagation, early history, Falco peregrinus, habitat and food requirements, hunting areas, Migration, mortality factors, nesting sites, nesting territories, Plan, Population Dynamics, Prehistory, reasons for decline