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The habitat conservation planning
(HCP) process is a program administered by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
under its authority designated by the Endangered
Species Act. HCPs, particularly the growing number of plans that cover large
geographic areas and multiple species and habitats, address a complex array of
ecological issues. The scientific information that underlies these plans must be
reliable and thorough, and it is receiving greater scrutiny now than ever before.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has placed increased emphasis on the development
of defensible scientific information to support development and evaluation of HCPs.
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Scientists at the Western Ecological Research Center are making important
contributions to the scientific foundations upon which HCPs are developed and
analyzed. The primary areas of scientific support for HCPs are:
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| Download a fact sheet (pdf format) describing our HCP program. |
