Recovery Plan Ad Hoc Report results
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Document ID=100026| Plan Title | Plan Stage | Plan Lead Region (FWS) | Plan Lead Office (FWS) | Species Common Name | Species Scientific Name | Action Priority | Action Number | Action Description | Action Status | Estimated Initiation Date | Estimated Completion Date | Action Lead Agencies | Responsible Parties | Work Types | Labor Types | Comments | Implementation Activity Number | Implementation Activity Description | Implementation Activity Status | Implementation Activity Estimated Initiation Date | Implementation Activity Estimated Completion Date | Implementation Activity Labor Types | Implementation Activity Work Types | Implementation Activity Responsible Parties | Implementation Activity Comments | Implementation Activity Species |
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| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-h1.2.1 | Protect marsh rabbit on private lands through acquisition, landowner agreements, conservation easements. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Private industry, landowners, etc. | Acquisition: General | Labor type not yet selected | Cost dependent upon type of protection provided. Several land acquisition programs are underway. Action lead(s): FWS. Big Pine Key - No Name Key HCP released June 20, 2006. | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-h1.2.2 | Protect marsh rabbit on public lands. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, South Florida counties | Management: General | Labor type not yet selected | Cost dependent upon type of protection provided. Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-h1.2.4 | Protect important corridors. | Ongoing Not Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, South Florida counties, Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Cost dependent upon type of protection provided. Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-h1.2.6 | Prevent habitat areas from being mowed. | Ongoing Not Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | South Florida counties, Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-h1.2.8 | Continue cooperative management at NASKW, Key West. NASKW has minimized their impacts on the Lower Keys marsh rabbit through management actions. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | Other | Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Cost dependent upon type of management implemented. Action lead(s): NASKW | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-h3.1.1 | Conduct radio-telemetry on other subpopulations. | Discontinued | FY 2007 | Other | Naval Air Station Key West, Public and private universities | Research: General | Labor type not yet selected | Daytime telemetry conducted by Forys (1995) and Faulhaber (2003). In 2004-2005, TAMU, NASKW, and FWS cooperated to conduct additional telemetry and habitat studies that include nighttime telemetry (Perry 2005). Action lead(s): universities | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-h3.1.2 | Investigate the effect of habitat change. | Not Started | FY 2007 | Other | Naval Air Station Key West, Public and private universities | Research: Habitat Requirements | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): universities | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-h3.2.2 | Determine home range and minimum area required. | Complete | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | FY 2006 | Other | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Naval Air Station Key West, Public and private universities | Research: General | Labor type not yet selected | Daytime telemetry conducted by Forys (1995) and Faulhaber (2003). In 2004-2005, TAMU, NASKW, and FWS cooperated to conduct additional telemetry and habitat studies that include nighttime telemetry (Perry 2005). Action lead(s): universities | ||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-h3.2.3 | Determine if the amount and configuration of habitat is sufficient to support a stable or increasing population of Lower Keys marsh rabbits. | Complete | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | Other | Naval Air Station Key West, Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | See Forys (1995). Information gained from the updated distribution survey (Faulhaber 2003) should be incorporated into the population viability analysis model developed by Forys and Humphrey (1999). Action lead(s): universities | ||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-s2.2.1 | Develop a standard protocol for conducting, monitoring, and evaluating all reintroduction, translocation and supplementation efforts of Lower Keys marsh rabbits using the IUCN/SSC Guidelines for Reintroductions. | Partially Complete | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Naval Air Station Key West, Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Incorporating data from Faulhaber (2003), TAMU initiated a project in 2003 to accomplish this task (Perry 2005). Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-s2.2.2 | Reintroduce marsh rabbits on Water Key. | Complete | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | FY 2007 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Public and private universities | Management: Reintroduction | Labor type not yet selected | Seven rabbits were translocated to Water Key in May-July 2004, by Neil Perry of TAMU. Additionally, 11 rabbits were translocated to Little Pine Key in January-April 2002 (Faulhaber 2003). Monitoring indicates that the projects continue to be successful as of September 2005, including evidence of reproduction on both keys. Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-s2.2.3 | Conduct reintroduction of marsh rabbits to other areas. | Partially Complete | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Naval Air Station Key West, Public and private universities | Management: Reintroduction | Labor type not yet selected | Seven rabbits were translocated to Water Key in May-July 2004, by Neil Perry of TAMU. Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-s2.5.1.2 | Reduce impacts by free roaming cats. Develop deed restrictions to prohibit free roaming cats in rabbit sensitive areas. | Ongoing Not Current | FY 2007 | Other | South Florida counties, Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | No systematic effort to control feral and free-range domestic cats is presently in place. Action lead(s): Refuge, counties | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-s2.6 | Establish captive propagation protocols and plans. | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | An in situ rather than an ex situ captive breeding program has been suggested (see Faulhaber 2003). Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-s3.2 | Examine effects on the persistence of the Lower Keys marsh rabbit. | Ongoing Not Current | FY 2006 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Naval Air Station Key West, Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-s3.5 | Conduct an experimental marsh rabbit reintroduction and evaluate its effectiveness in increasing the rabbitsý persistence. | Complete | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-s4.1 | Conduct long-term monitoring. | Ongoing Not Current | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | See Faulhaber (2003) and Perry (2005). Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-s4.2 | Develop methods to monitor demographic parameters. | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 1 | lkra-s5.2 | Develop and implement a free-roaming cat control program. | Ongoing Not Current | FY 2007 | Other | South Florida counties, Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | No systematic effort to control feral and free-range domestic cats is presently in place. Action lead(s): counties | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-h1.1.1 | Continue Federal acquisition efforts for Lower Keys rabbit. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | To be determined | Acquisition: General | Internal Administrative | Cost dependent upon specific site and amount of land acquired. Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-h1.1.2 | Support State acquisition efforts. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | Other | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Acquisition: General | Labor type not yet selected | Cost dependent upon specific site and amount of land acquired. Action lead(s): FWC | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-h1.1.3 | Support and encourage land acquisition by non-governmental agencies. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | Other | Non-governmental organizations | Acquisition: General | Labor type not yet selected | Cost dependent upon specific site and amount of land acquired. Action lead(s): NGO | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-h1.2.3 | Coordinate with Federal, State and Monroe County agencies and private entities to develop management actions to protect marsh rabbit habitat. | Complete | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | FY 2006 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, South Florida counties, Naval Air Station Key West | Acquisition: General | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): FWS. Big Pine Key - No Name Key HCP released June 20, 2006. | ||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-h1.2.5 | Remove invasive exotic vegetation. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Cost is per acre (ex. 1.5/acre); Total cost dependent upon number of acres infested with exotics. Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-h1.2.7 | Fence or barricade areas where off-road vehicle (ORV) use and/or dumping is a threat. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-h2.3 | Improve water quality in freshwater sources and create additional freshwater sources. | Obsolete | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Water Management Districts | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-h2.4 | Enhance Lower Keys marsh rabbit habitat. | Ongoing Current | FY 2006 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Naval Air Station Key West | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation | Labor type not yet selected | Cost is per acre (ex. 0.5/acre); Total cost dependent upon number of acres enhanced. Action lead(s): FWS. Initiated with buttonwood clearing test on n. Big Pine Key; then applied fire test on NAS Key West. | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-h3.2.1 | Investigate movement patterns and the spatial use of habitat to identify important core areas and corridors. | Partially Complete | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | Other | Naval Air Station Key West, Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Task largely completed by Forys (1995), then updated starting 2001 by TAMU. Action lead(s): universities | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-h4.0 | Monitor the status of marsh rabbit habitat and examine ecological processes. | Ongoing Current | FY 2007 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Public and private universities | Research: General | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-s1.1 | Conduct additional surveys to refine marsh rabbit distribution. | Ongoing Not Current | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | See Faulhaber (2003). Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-s1.2 | Conduct presence/absence surveys in areas of unoccupied habitat. | Ongoing Current | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | See Faulhaber (2003). Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-s1.3 | Investigate components of both occupied and unoccupied marsh rabbit habitat and determine why rabbits are present or absent. | Not Started | Other | Naval Air Station Key West, Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Partly completed by Forys (1995) and Faulhaber (2003). TAMU and NASKW initiated a quantitative habitat study in 2004 (Perry 2005). Action lead(s): universities | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-s2.5.1.1 | Continue coordination efforts with NASKW to eliminate free roaming cats from that Federal facility. | Ongoing Current | FY 2006 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | No systematic effort to control feral and free-range domestic cats is presently in place. Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-s3.1 | Determine if the total population size is large enough to prevent functional extinction and genetic extinction. | Not Started | Other | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): universities | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-s3.4.1 | Identify subpopulations vulnerable to extinction. | Complete | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Naval Air Station Key West, Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | See Forys (1995), Forys et al. (1996), and Faulhaber (2003). Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 2 | lkra-s3.4.2 | Determine the necessary number of subpopulations and level of exchange that will enable the rabbit to persist for 100 years. | Not Started | Other | Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): universities | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-h2.1 | Restore natural tidal flow and hydrology by placing culverts or removing fill. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Transportation, Non-governmental organizations | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Too many variables to accurately determine cost. Action lead(s): | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-h2.2 | Manage mosquito ditches so they do not impact rabbit habitat. | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Florida Department of Environmental Protection, South Florida counties, Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Task currently implemented on public lands and cost is included in responsible agency's budget. Action lead(s): FWS. The "science" regarding how to do this not yet clear. | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-h2.5 | Improve habitat by planting or encouraging native plant species. | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Naval Air Station Key West | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation | Labor type not yet selected | Cost is per acre (ex. 0.5/acre); Total cost dependent upon number of acres improved. Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-h2.6 | Create habitat by filling and restoring areas that have been dredged or altered. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Naval Air Station Key West | Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation | Labor type not yet selected | Cost is per acre (ex. 1.0/acre); Total cost dependent upon number of acres created for habitat. Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-h5.0 | Increase public awareness of Lower Keys marsh rabbit habitat and instill stewardship. | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Non-governmental organizations | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | NKDR visitor center provides information. Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-s1.4 | Maintain and improve the GIS database for marsh rabbit information. | Ongoing Not Current | FY 2007 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-s2.1 | Assign a biologist responsibility for implementing recovery actions for the threatened or endangered species of the Lower Keys. | Partially Complete | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | FY 2000 - FY 2004 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | To be determined | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | FWS biologist assigned to South Florida Ecological Services Office and stationed at Big Pine Key. Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-s2.3 | Utilize Federal regulatory mechanisms for protection. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | Other | U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resources Conservation Service , United States Coast Guard , U.S. Air Force | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Cost included in standard operating procedures of Federal agency's budget. Action lead(s): All Federal agencies | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-s2.4 | Provide information about marsh rabbits to Federal, state, county and city agencies. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Non-governmental organizations | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-s2.5.2 | Control raccoon predation. Raccoon populations are unnaturally high in some areas of the Lower Keys. | Ongoing Current | FY 2006 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | South Florida counties, Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | No systematic effort to control raccoons is presently in place. Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-s2.5.3.1 | Install chatter strips at known rabbit crossing areas on NASKW and Monroe County roads, where feasible. | Ongoing Not Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | South Florida counties, Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-s2.5.3.2 | Implement slower speed zones and increase enforcement of existing zones to decrease rabbit roadkills. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | South Florida counties, Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | After task is implemented, cost of enforcing speed zones will be included in responsible agency's budget. Action lead(s): FWS | |||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-s2.5.4 | Control poaching. | Obsolete | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Although not a documented problem, task is currently conducted and cost is included in responsible agency's budget. Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-s3.3 | Determine the effective population size. | Not Started | Other | Public and private universities | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | Action lead(s): universities | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-s5.1 | Prepare informational material for the general public. | Not Started | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Non-governmental organizations | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | NKDR visitor center provides information. Action lead(s): FWS | ||||||||||||
| South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) | F | 4 | South Florida Ecological Services Field Office (352) 448-9151 | Lower Keys marsh rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris hefneri | 3 | lkra-s5.3 | Continue to inform military and civilian personnel at NASKW. Inform personnel about the marsh rabbitýs presence, its protection under the ESA, and ways to minimize impacts on it. | Ongoing Current | FY 1995 - FY 1999 | Other | Naval Air Station Key West | Work type not yet selected | Labor type not yet selected | NASKW has natural resource personnel assigned to this task. Action lead(s): NASKW |