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This final draft of the American Oystercatcher Focal Species Plan outlines the conservation status, major threats, recommended strategies, and detailed actions for the species. It also includes a business plan, proposed priority topics, and other oystercatcher news.
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American OystercatcherFocal Species Plan American Oystercatcher Working Group
Focal Species Plan: Final Draft Posted to Listserver
Major Topics • Overview of conservation status • Major threats • Recommended conservation strategies and actions • Important breeding and non-breeding sites • Detailed list of conservation actions
Conservation Activities • Identification and protection of existing habitat • Creation of new habitat with dredge-spoil materials • Management of existing protected areas to reduce predation and disturbance • Control of predator populations • Monitoring of population status and trend to measure conservation effectiveness
Business Plan • Based on the Focal Species Plan • Major focus on: • Threats • Priority Actions • Organizational Roles What’s a business plan? • Need to discuss major conservation priorities and roles • Start with tomorrow’s discussion of working group actions
Proposed Priority Topics • Management of Predation • Management of Disturbance • Coordinated Monitoring (with SE) • Banding Studies for Demography • Targeted Acquisition and Protection • Outreach • Assessment of Contamination
Weighing Priorities • Impact on population size • Can be replicated in other areas • Opportunistic considerations – key unprotected habitats
Other Oystercatcher News • AMOY Working Group will be charter group for Shorebird Research Group of the Americas – website to go online soon • Rangewide AMOY Plan under development by the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network and Birdlife International Ted Simons and Wendy Moore