Arizona Wildlife Conservation Strategy
Welcome to the Arizona Wildlife Conservation Strategy
What is the AWCS?
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Conservation Highlights
Species of Greatest Conservation Need
Amphibians
Birds
Fish
Invertebrates
Mammals
Reptiles
Conservation Opportunity Areas
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Environmental Review Tool
Introduction to the AWCS
Roadmap to the Eight Required Elements
Chapter 1: Arizona's Biodiversity
Updating Arizona's SGCN
Species Distribution Modeling
Chapter 2: Arizona's Extraordinary Landscapes
Defining Arizona's Key Habitat Types
Regional and International Conservation Initiatives
Chapter 3: Conservation Challenges
1. Agriculture
2. Biological Resource Use
3. Climate Change
4. Development
5. Disease, Pathogens, and Parasites
6. Energy Production and Mining
7. Human Intrusion and Disturbance
8. Invasive and Problematic Species
9. Natural System Modifications
10. Pollution
11. Transportation and Service Corridors
Chapter 4: A Comprehensive Conservation Approach
Arizona’s Approach to Wildlife Conservation
Conservation Actions
Conservation Opportunity Areas (COAs)
Chapter 5: Keeping the AWCS Current
Chapter 6: Conservation Partnerships
Chapter 7: Habitat Profiles
Desertscrub Overview
Chihuahuan Desertscrub
Great Basin Desertscrub
Lower Sonoran Desertscrub
Mohave Desertscrub
Upland Sonoran Desertscrub
Grassland Systems Overview
Plains and Great Basin Grasslands
Semidesert Grasslands
Subalpine Grasslands
Forest and Woodland Overview
Chaparral
Great Basin Conifer Woodlands
Madrean Woodlands
Petran Montane Conifer Forests
Petran Subalpine Conifer Forests and Alpine Tundra
Aquatic Systems Overview
Lentic Systems
Lotic Systems
Springs
Wetlands
Chapter 8: Threats and Conservation Actions
Chapter 9: Monitoring
Literature Cited
Appendices
Appendix A: Acronyms in the AWCS
Appendix B: Acknowledgements
Appendix C: Master Species List - *Updated September 2024
Appendix D: Species of Greatest Conservation Need with Vulnerability Scores
Appendix E: Sensitive Plant Species of the AWCS
Appendix F: Participating Agencies and Organizations in Public Forums and Stakeholder Engagement, 2020-2021
Appendix G: Aquatic Conservation Opportunity Areas (COAs)
Appendix H: Terrestrial Conservation Opportunity Areas (COAs)
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