Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Maine to create 22,000 acre habitat for Canada #lynx
Trapping for common species like coyote or fox, creates a risk of incidentally taking a Canada lynx. An "incidental take permit" allows for trapping to continue as part of the regulated trapping program and the Maine IFW will take measures to minimize the taking of the lynx. The take of the lynx will be offset by providing a 22,000-acre lynx habitat on state's Seboomook Unit in nnorthernMaine. "Our analysis through the permitting process confirmed that trapping does not pose a significant threat to Maine's lynx population," Phifer said. "The most important factor to maintaining a healthy population of lynx in Maine is having sufficient habitat, which is why the plan focuses on managing habitat for mitigation."
Maine IFW said that incidental take plans, known also as habitat conservation plans, identify the impacts to specific species from a project or program.
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