How effective is the Safe Harbor program for the conservation of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers?

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关键词: breeding biology;    Endangered Species Act;    habitat management;    incentive program;    Picoides borealis;    reproduction;   

DOI  :  10.1650/CONDOR-17-113.1

学科分类：动物科学

来源: Central Ornithology Publication Office

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT Land use restrictions imposed by the Endangered Species Act may create conflict, affecting conservation on private lands. In 1995, the Safe Harbor program (hereafter, ‘Safe Harbor’) was initiated to alleviate concerns of private landowners about conservation of imperiled species. The inaugural program targeted endangered Red-cockaded Woodpeckers (Picoides borealis; hereafter, ‘RCW') in the North Carolina Sandhills, USA. Landowners enrolled in the Safe Harbor select management actions to enhance habitat for existing populations, but incur no additional responsibilities for increases in populations. Despite the relevance for conservation, the benefits of Safe Harbor remain largely unknown. Here, we evaluate the effects of Safe Harbor on RCWs in the North Carolina Sandhills. Between 1980 and 2014, we monitored 55 RCW territories (30 Safe Harbor, 25 control). Following the initiation of Safe Harbor, the probability of territory abandonment on control properties increased by ∼14% over a 19-yr period, ...

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