Biodiversity Guide - The Intertwine

egional conservation strategybiodiversity guiden Amend state Department of Wildlife administrativerules to eliminate the non-protectednongame wildlife category, in recognition of theinherent value of all native species of wildlife andthe ecosystem services they provide.n Amend state Department of Agriculturestatutes to redefine predatory animals and theprocess for addressing wildlife damage.n Implement educational and informationalcampaigns and policy related to the effects ofdogs (on and off-leash) and free-roaming cats onwildlife.n Enact local and/or state laws that prohibit theartificial feeding of wild mammals (with certainexceptions, such as when necessary for wildlifescientific or research purposes, or when approvedby the state fish and wildlife department).For More InformationUrban Habitats: A Landscape PerspectiveL.W. Adams 1994. Minneapolis: University ofMinnesota Press. 186 p.The Atlas of Oregon Wildlife: Distribution,Habitat, and Natural HistoryB. Csuti (editor) et al. 1997. OSU Univ. Press.Pages 323–443.Mammal Species of Oregonhttp://www.dfw.state.or.us/species/mammals/index.asp“Endemism, Vulnerability and ConservationIssues for Small Terrestrial Mammals from theBalkans and Anatolia”B. Kryštufek, V. Vladimír, and J. Obuch. 2009.Folia Zool. 58(3): 291–302. http://www.ivb.cz/folia/58/3/291-302_MS1494.pdfOregon Conservation StrategyOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2006.http://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation StrategyWashington Department of Fish and Wildlifehttp://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/cwcs/cwcs.htmlOregon Department of Fish and Wildlifehttp://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/Wildlife Habitat Relationships in ForestedEcosystemsD.R. Patton. 1992. Timber Press, Inc., Portland,OR.“Natural Die-offs of Large Mammals:Implications for Conservation.”T.P. Young. 1994. Cons. Biol. 8: 410–418.Guidelines for Relocation of Beaver in OregonOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2012.http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/living_with/docs/Guidelines_for_Relocation of_Beaver_in_Oregon.pdfMetro’s bird, mammal, and amphibian/reptilewildlife checklists for the Portland areahttp://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=15421106