Ten-Year Management Plan for Ring-Necked Pheasants in New York, a Summary

摘要

f agricultural programs in New York do not benefit pheasants and forests continue211u001eto replace farmlands, the future of the wild pheasant is dim. One wildlife 211u001ebiologist said, 'Pheasants, as we once knew them, will never exist in New York. 211u001eUnless our economic and social conditions change dramatically, there will be no 211u001ereturn to the type of agricultural setting that once made pheasants a prominent 211u001especies in New York.' The pheasant plan revision team recognized the limitations 211u001eland use changes place on all species and therefore prepared this pheasant 211u001emanagement plan in accordance with the following Pheasant Program Vision: To meet 211u001ethe current and future needs of people for pheasant hunting, observation, and 211u001eeducational opportunities within biological constraints and consistent with 211u001eavailable funding. The plan should be considered a flexible document, in that as 211u001epeoples' desires for pheasants change and new research material becomes 211u001eavailable, amendments to the plan may occur. The revision team recognizes that 211u001enot all stakeholders agree with the management strategies proposed, but that the 211u001econtent of the plan is a realistic approach to meet the needs of a varied 211u001eaudience while taking into account the many biological, fiscal and social 211u001econstraints associated with wildlife management.