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Terrestrial Threats

THREATS EXAMPLES
Habitat Conversion
Industrial, residential and recreational development Housing, industrial development, golf courses, ski areas, cell towers, wind farms, roads
Wetland modifications Tiling for agriculture, wetland filling for development
Conversion to agriculture Farms, plantations
Dams Impoundments, beaver dams
Dredging and channelization Changes to riparian corridors
Incompatible natural resource management Prescribed burn patterns and frequency, wetland and water-level manipulation, vegetative planting and manipulation, floodings and dam maintenance/removal
Consumptive Biological Resource Use
Removal of wildlife Legal harvest, illegal harvest, incidental harvest
Forestry practices Removal of trees from forests and associated activities that have a direct influence on wildlife and landscape features, regardless of how well or poorly the practices are implemented (e.g., road construction, soil compaction, sedimentation, loss of interior forest habitat)
Removal of non-timber flora Scientific collection, wildflower collection, mushroom harvest
Mining practices Oil and gas drilling, mineral extraction, peat moss mining
Non-Consumptive Biological Resource Use
Non-consumptive recreation All-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, hiking, biking, equestrian activities, jet skis
Scientific research Non-consumptive research
Military maneuvers Heavy artillery training, heavy equipment movements, bunker construction
Pollution
Urban, municipal and industrial Solid waste, acid rain, oil and gas drilling/mining
Pesticides and herbicides Agriculture practices, golf course practices, mosquito control, gypsy moth control
Biological Interactions
Invasive plants and animals Expanding ranges, introduced plants, introduced animals, introduced predators, cats and dogs; includes native and exotic species
Disease, pathogens and parasites West Nile Virus, Duck Virus Enteritis (duck plague), Leucocytozoonosis, Brainworm, Chytridiomycosis, Bovine tuberculosis and other diseases, pathogens and parasites
Other biological interactions Hybridization, loss of key predators
Modification of Natural Processes
Climate change Natural processes, human-influenced changes
Grazing and mowing patterns Fire suppression, challenges to using fire as a conservation tool
Altered fire regime Frequency of mowing, high-intensity grazing
Altered hydrologic regimes Water withdrawal, drains, tiles, added water
Fragmentation Transportation infrastructure, rights-of-way
Education
Lack of scientific knowledge Lack of management or inappropriate management due to lack of knowledge
Social attitudes Persecution, ignorance, apathy
Unknown
Unknown Unknown threats to landscape feature or species
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 •  Statewide Priority Threats
 •  Introduction to Threats Framework
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 •  Threats to Landscape Features
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