Environmental Assessment and Decision/Finding of No Significant Impact for Predator Damage Management in the Uvalde Animal Damage Control District, Texas.

摘要

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized to protect American agriculture and other resources from damage associated with wildlife. The primary authority for the Animal Damage Control (ADC) program is the Animal Damage Control Act of March 2, 1931, as amended (46 Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C. 426-426b and 426c) and the Rural Development, Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-202). ADC activities are conducted in cooperation with other federal, state, and local agencies, as well as private organizations and individuals. This Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzes the potential environmental impacts of a proposed action to continue the current predator damage management (PDM) program in the Uvalde ADC District of the State of Texas. Wildlife damage management, or control, is defined as the alleviation of damage or other problems caused by wildlife. The ADC program uses an Integrated Wildlife Damage Management (IWDM) approach (sometimes referred to as 'Integrated Pest Management' or IPM) in which a variety of methods may be used or recommended to prevent or reduce damage caused by wildlife.