Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act Law and Legal Definition
1.Encouraging all federal departments and agencies to conserve and to promote conservation of non-game fish and wildlife and their habitats, and
2.providing financial and technical assistance to states to conduct inventories and conservation plans for conservation of non-game wildlife.
The Act mandates federal states to make conservation plans that determine the size of animal populations and the condition of their environments. The Act authorizes the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a comprehensive study to determine the most equitable and effective mechanism for funding State conservation plans and actions under this Act. The Act also provides for the following conservation activities that include:
1.Monitoring and assessing population trends and status of species, subspecies, and populations of all migratory nongame birds;
2.Identifying the effects of environmental changes and human activities on species, subspecies, and populations of all migratory nongame birds;
3.Identifying species, subspecies, and populations of all migratory nongame birds that, without additional conservation actions, are likely to become candidates for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973;
4.Identifying lands and waters in the U.S. and other nations in the Western Hemisphere whose protection, management, or acquisition will foster the conservation of species, subspecies, and populations of migratory nongame birds.
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