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CNMI Wildlife Action Plan released for public comment
The CNMI Department of Lands and Natural Resources’ Division of Fish and Wildlife released yesterday the 2015 Wildlife Action Plan for public review and comment. The plan lays out a 10-year strategy for proactive conservation and management of the CNMI’s fish and wildlife resources.
The Wildlife Action Plan belongs to CNMI residents across all islands and reflects broad community input. It brings individuals as well as public and private organizations together to work toward shared conservation goals by identifying and recommending conservation actions that participants can implement that will also help them meet their own goals and needs. DFW’s own conservation efforts are guided by the WAP.
The WAP has three overarching goals for the 10-year life of the plan:
1. Maintain fish and wildlife populations in sufficient abundance and distribution to meet the needs and values of the people of the CNMI, over the next 10 years and beyond.
2. Protect and manage habitats to meet the needs of fish and wildlife populations.
3. Cultivate conservation commitment to ensure we have the necessary political, social, technical, and financial support to meet our population and habitat goals across all islands.
The 2015 CNMI Wildlife Action Plan is available for download from the DFW website at http://www.cnmidfw.com/2015wap. Print copies are available for review at the Saipan DFW office, the Tinian Mayor’s Office, the Rota DLNR office, and public libraries on all three islands. The public is invited and encouraged to review and comment on the plan. Comments can be submitted via email to WildlifeActionPlan@cnmidfw.com through Dec. 6, 2015, or in writing to the DFW office:
Division of Fish and Wildlife
P.O. Box 10007
Saipan, MP 96950
For more information contact Conservation Planner Jill Liske-Clark at the email and mailing address above, or by phone (670) 664-6017. (DFW)
