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Summary on Plans and Reports
- Just reported on FY 2016
- Currently in FY 2017
- Presenting on FY 2018
- All available at www.ndow.org
Nevada Department of Wildlife Predator Management Plan Fiscal Year - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Nevada Department of Wildlife Predator Management Plan Fiscal Year - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Nevada Department of Wildlife Predator Management Plan Fiscal Year 2018 Summary on Plans and Reports Just reported on FY 2016 Currently in FY 2017 Presenting on FY 2018 All available at www.ndow.org NRS 502.253 (predator fee)
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NRS 502.253 (predator fee)
- ~$550,000 generated annually
- $14,000 admin support Dept of Agriculture
- Predator plan projects
- Staff salary
- Reserve remains available for future years
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NRS 502.253
- 1. Management of predatory wildlife
- 2. Research on lethal control
techniques of predatory wildlife
- 3. Protection of sensitive species
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NRS 502.253
- Mandates that 80% of revenues from most
recent fiscal year from which we have complete accounting to be spent on lethal removal
- Includes monitoring of effects from lethal
removal efforts
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Budget Summary
- $595,107 revenues from FY 2016 (last year with
complete accounting, still receiving revenue in FY 2017)
- $595,107 x 0.8 = $476,085.60 (80% mandate)
- $819,000 allocated to lethal removal in FY 2018 plan
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Updates Since Last Presentation
- PARC comments included as support material
- FY2016 Predator Report included as support
material
- Biologist comments from FY2016 Predator
Report included in FY2018 Plan
- $50,000 added to Project 37 (Big Game
Protection-Mountain Lions)
- $50,000 added to Project 38 (Big Game
Protection-Coyotes)
- Table added to Project 38
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Updated Anticipated Results or Response Variable
- Project 21 (raven removal): removal will
continue until nest success and recruitment are not limiting population growth OR raven populations are in decline from non-lethal measures
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Updated Anticipated Results or Response Variable
- Project 40 (coyote removal): The project will
be altered or discontinued after three consecutive years of observed spring fawn:adult ratios averaging 50:100 or higher
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Updated Anticipated Results or Response Variable
- Project 43 (mesopredator removal): This
project will be cancelled or altered once there are two consecutive three year averages where:
– The average hen turkey successfully raises 3 polts – Area biologists believe waterfowl no longer need predator removal – Area biologists believe pheasants no longer need predator removal
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Additional Form in Appendix
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$3 Predator Fee Expenditure Update
As of 5 May 2017
- $343,468 in lethal expenditures (59.8%)
- $64,372 in nonlethal expenditures ($193,116 in
PR funds)
- $407,839.91 to date
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