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Wildlife Action Plan
Implementing Wisconsin's Strategy for Wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need

What's New?

A new report developed by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies,
The Voluntary Guidance for States to Incorporate Climate Change into State Wildlife Action Plans & Other Management Plans [PDF5.9MB], is a 42-page document that helps state fish and wildlife agencies incorporate climate change into their Wildlife Action Plans and other management plans.

In 2005, Wisconsin's Wildlife Action Plan was accepted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as our state's blueprint for conserving our fish and wildlife 'Species of Greatest Conservation Need' and their habitats. The plan laid out over 1,700 conservation actions that would help secure the future of these species.

Conservation Priorities: Implementation

The Department of Natural Resources has whittled down that enormous 'to-do list' and produce a 'to-do-first' list: a shorter list of priority conservation actions and accompanying maps of where the best places are in the state to undertake those actions. In addition to serving as a framework for the conservation of species and their habitats in WI, the Wildlife Action Plan priorities will also help focus allocation of State Wildlife Grants for each 10 year version of the Plan (currently running until 2015).

Printable Priority Reports & Maps

Click on the map to the right for a larger map with Ecological Landscape labels
All reports and maps are PDF files. Hold mouse over icon to view file size.

Ecological Landscapes Map. Click for a larger version with Ecological landscapes labeled.
  Priority Report Printable Map
Statewide Priorities
Central Lake Michigan Coastal
Central Sand Hills
Central Sand Plains
Forest Transition
North Central Forest
Northeast Sands
Northern Highland
Northern Lake Michigan Coastal
Northwest Sands
Northwest Lowlands
Superior Coastal Plain
Southeast Glacial Plains
Southern Lake Michigan Coastal
Southwest Savanna
Western Coulee and Ridges
Western Prairie

Wisconsin's Wildlife Action Plan: Implementation and Mapping Project funded in part by The Conservation Fund (exit DNR) in partnership with The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (exit DNR)

Last Revised: June 20, 2008