Title: (Optional) Evaluate habitat conservation and management efforts.
Course: Fisheries and Wildlife Management (18501) > Section: Managing Wildlife Habitats

Evaluation may include

- BMPs
- erosion control
  - pond construction and repair
  - gully shaping
  - streamside, pond, and wetland revegetation
  - herbaceous and/or woody plant establishment in critical areas
  - dike or levee construction and management
  - water diversion
- predator control
  - red fire ants
  - brown-headed cowbirds
  - coyotes
  - feral hogs
  - raccoons,
  - skinks
  - feral cats and dogs
- supplemental food
  - grazing management
  - food plots
  - feeders and mineral supplementation
- supplemental shelter
  - nest boxes
  - brush piles and slash retention
  - fence-line management
  - hay meadow, pasture, and cropland management for wildlife
- traffic restriction
- creation of wildlife corridors
- the planting of trees
- development of watering facilities
  - marsh and wetland restoration and/or development
  - well, troughs, windmill overflows
  - spring development and/or enhancement
- census
  - spotlight counts
  - aerial counts
  - track counts
  - standardized incidental observations.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are some benefits of a wildlife refuge vs. a wildlife preserve?
- How does a forest adjacent to a riparian area promote wildlife habitat?
- What are the benefits of the Conservation Reserve Program?
- What are examples of human activities that benefit wildlife?
- What is the purpose of the Nature Conservancy’s barrier island program?