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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan factors in climate change

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 28, 2009 at 8:03 am

From the Riverside Press-Enterprise:

“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released its plan for dealing with the effects of climate change on the country’s natural resources, including rising sea levels, the spread of invasive species and changing wildlife migration patterns.

The proposed strategy is up for public review and comment until Nov. 23.

It will help incorporate climate change into the agency’s responsibilities, which include enforcement of the Endangered Species Act and management of 540 wildlife refuges nationwide, including the Coachella Valley and Salton Sea. The plan is the agency’s first formal effort to address “the single greatest conservation challenge of the 21st century,” said Tom Strickland, assistant secretary of the interior for fish, wildlife and parks.

“Climate change is a reality. The debate is over,” Strickland said in a teleconference to release the strategic plan for climate change. …”

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September 28, 2009 · Filed Under Climate change & water supply

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  1. US Fish and Wildlife Service publishes climate change plan | Chance of Rain on September 28th, 2009 1:54 pm

    [...] To go to the Service’s draft plan, click here. Via Aquafornia. [...]

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