The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake: - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Forward to Appendix A
The management plan for massasaugas at the Jennings Environmental Education Center serves
as a model or template for management plans on other public or private reserves and refuges.
The management plan emphasizes not only critical aspects of massasauga biology, but also the
need for appropriate habitat (ecosystem) management. The overall success of the Jennings
management plan demonstrates that appropriate management for massasaugas is not in conflict
with appropriate habitat or ecosystem management.
Although the specifics of any management plan may require modification for local massasauga
populations and habitat conditions, current management practices may require only slight or
moderate modification in order to help maintain viable populations of massasaugas. Land
managers are encouraged to work with an experienced massasauga
biologist to implement a similar plan for their reserve.
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