Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program[WHIP] Law and Legal Definition
The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is a federal initiative to promote voluntary implementation of on-farm management practices. The WHIP helps in developing habitat for wetland and upland wildlife, threatened and endangered species, fish and other types of wildlife using cost-share payments and technical assistance. It encourages landowners to invest in public goods, such as watershed and wildlife protection. It also encourages landowners to make long term investments in maintaining the natural resource base, particularly land management practices capable of improving habitat areas.
According to 7 CFR 636.5, the WHIP is implemented through the following activities:
1. By promoting restoration of declining or important native fish and wildlife habitats;
2.By protecting, restoring, developing, or enhancing fish and wildlife habitat to benefit at-risk species;
3.By reducing the impacts of invasive species on fish and wildlife habitats; and
4. By protecting, restoring, developing, or enhancing the important aquatic wildlife species' habitats.
Legal Definition list
- Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program[WHIP]
- Wildlife Conservation Society[WCS]
- Wildlife Conservation Education
- Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program
- Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Project
- Wildlife Inspectors
- Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife Violator Compact
- Wildlife-Associated Recreation
- Wildlife-Dependent Recreation
- Wildlife-Restoration Project
Related Legal Terms
- Adverse Modification of Critical Habitat
- Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- Authorized Representative [Wildlife and Fisheries]
- Candidate Conservation Agreement [Wildlife Law]
- Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances [Wildlife Law]
- Cohabitation
- Cohabitation Agreement
- Commercial Fishing [Wildlife and Fisheries]
- Comprehensive Fish and Wildlife Management Plan
- Conservation of Healthy Populations of Fish and Wildlife
