Biology Resources
Wisdom
is striving to preserve and protect the integrity,
stability, and beauty of the animal and plant life
in our national parks.
Mission
To preserve, protect, and
manage biological resources and related ecosystem processes
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What
We Do
Provide expert
scientific, planning, and evaluation assistance
on management actions and biological resource
management issues |
Headlines
Projects:
Quagga/Zebra Mussels Response Plan Released
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Many park sites have been disturbed by human activities.
Parks work aggressively to restore native species
and processes and conditions that support those species,
to these areas.
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Non-indigenous plants and animals are the second greatest
threat to native species, after habitat loss.
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Some plants, insects, and rodents can interfere with
park objectives and must be managed. The Integrated
Pest Management Program reduces the risk from pests
and pest management related activities.
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The Migratory
Bird Program works to conserve,
protect, and restore migratory
bird populations from raptors and
songbirds to shorebirds in National
Parks.
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In many regions,
parks protect the last remnants
of our native ecosystems. These
remnants are prime habitat for
threatened and endangered species.
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Diagnosis,
prevention, and control of wildlife
diseases can protect wildlife resources
and human health.
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Addresses
issues of wildlife management with
emphasis on overpopulation, restoration
and technical assistance, and training
to National Park Service personnel
for wildlife management and research.
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DID YOU KNOW?
International Migratory Bird Day is an event to celebrate the journeys of migratory birds between their breeding grounds in the U.S. and Canada and their wintering grounds in Latin America and the Caribbean. International Migratory Bird Day takes place on the second Saturday in May each year and will be held on May 12th this year, but can be celebrated any time throughout the year. The National Park Service is a supporter of International Migratory Bird Day again this year. The International Migratory Bird Day 2007 theme is “Birds in a Changing Climate”. Birds have long been indicators of environmental change, sounding the alarm about the impacts of pesticides, polluted water, and the loss of contiguous forest. The reactions of birds to weather have long been noted. For hundreds of years, farmers have used the arrivals of migratory birds to make decisions about planting crops. Changes in the movements of some species is just one indicator of the warming of the Earth's atmosphere. In 2007, as the rate of warming increases, International Migratory Bird Day explores how climate change will affect birds and how we can reduce our impact.For more information,
visit http://www.birdday.org.
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