How to Write a Wildlife Management Plan
Map your land, including details about habitats, major topographical features, wildlife movements, etc., Create a wildlife and resource inventory. , Create a document outlining your objectives for managing wildlife and be specific with regards to...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Map your land
You will need to be selective in the details you include, highlighting only those types of wildlife that are pertinent to your objectives.
Create your map over the course of several seasons so as to account for changes in wildlife and habitat.
List in detail the resources, habitats, and wildlife present on your land.
Include details about size of species, movements of animals, seasonal change, etc. -
Step 2: including details about habitats
,,,,, In the event of unforeseen changes, adjust your objectives for managing wildlife.
Your implementation plan should describe how you will realize the objectives you listed.
Divide the plan into subsections based on each type of wildlife and include details about habitat management.
Create benchmarks for evaluating progress. , This will differ from the implementation plan by organizing your goals in chronological terms rather than by wildlife type. , Make detailed notes and tweak your plan to account for changes in the habitat. ,, Take photographs, draw maps, and use other methods for ascertaining how the state of your wildlife differs from what it was in the beginning.
Keep detailed notes. -
Step 3: major topographical features
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Step 4: wildlife movements
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Step 5: Create a wildlife and resource inventory.
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Step 6: Create a document outlining your objectives for managing wildlife and be specific with regards to numbers and dates; your objectives should be exact enough that you can gauge when you have failed.
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Step 7: Create a "project map" showing what you wish your land to look like with regards to wildlife based on your initial map with graphically descriptive objectives.
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Step 8: Draft a step-by-step implementation plan.
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Step 9: Adjust your project map and implementation plan to account for your observations in Step 7.
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Step 10: Create a new timeline that includes new benchmarks.
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Step 11: Create a timeline that shows what goals you wish to reach and when.
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Step 12: Constantly track the progress of your management plan.
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Step 13: Chart the progress of your management plan.
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Step 14: Use the timeline to gauge the success of each step.
Detailed Guide
You will need to be selective in the details you include, highlighting only those types of wildlife that are pertinent to your objectives.
Create your map over the course of several seasons so as to account for changes in wildlife and habitat.
List in detail the resources, habitats, and wildlife present on your land.
Include details about size of species, movements of animals, seasonal change, etc.
,,,,, In the event of unforeseen changes, adjust your objectives for managing wildlife.
Your implementation plan should describe how you will realize the objectives you listed.
Divide the plan into subsections based on each type of wildlife and include details about habitat management.
Create benchmarks for evaluating progress. , This will differ from the implementation plan by organizing your goals in chronological terms rather than by wildlife type. , Make detailed notes and tweak your plan to account for changes in the habitat. ,, Take photographs, draw maps, and use other methods for ascertaining how the state of your wildlife differs from what it was in the beginning.
Keep detailed notes.
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