2005 Wildlife Action Plan

Read the most recent version of the District of Columbia Wildlife Action Plan.

To receive federal funding through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program, every state, territory, and the District of Columbia must have an approved Wildlife Action Plan. Wildlife Action Plans are reviewed and approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Congress requires that states must review and update their plans at least every ten years.

The first District of Columbia Wildlife Action Plan was produced in 2005. DOEE updated the plan in 2015.

The 2005 Wildlife Action Plan includes the following information:

• Chapters 1-3: Approach, District Overview, Species of Greatest Conservation Need and Their Habitats
• Chapters 4-5: Threats, Conservation Actions - Habitats
• Chapter 6: Conservation Actions - Species
• Chapters 7-8: Public Outreach and Participation, Monitoring, Review and Revision
• Appendices: Scoring Process for Species in Greatest Conservation Need, Species Grouped by Habitat, Threat Ranking to Habitats, Key Meetings in the Development of the WAP, References for Species Fact Sheets