"Changing Climate of Wildlife Management"

A special General Session of the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

State fish and wildlife agencies are responsible for the management of the fish and wildlife in our nation and have a critical interest in the potential impacts associated with climate change. Since climate change will either impact or have the potential to impact the wildlife resources for which they are responsible, state resource management agencies, tribes, and the federal agencies will all be challenged to manage populations and ecosystems in the face of these changes and uncertainties about how ecological systems will adapt.  

The 2007 general session highlighted approaches and strategies that state fish and wildlife agencies are taking to address potential impacts and challenges associated with climate change on a variety of natural resource issues.  The general session was sponsored by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the U.S. National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

For further information, contact Amber Pairis at apairis@fishwildlife.org.

Important Links:

Summary of 2007 Annual Meeting General Session

Agenda

PowerPoint Presentations

Climate Change and Wildlife Funding

Climate Change Subcommittee

USGS Climate Change Experts/Contacts