Living with Wildlife in Anchorage:
A Cooperative Planning Effort
Table of Contents
Letter from the Commissioner
Acknowledgments
List of figures, tables and maps
Chapter 1: Introduction
- Why does Anchorage need a wildlife plan?
- Plan purpose
- Geographic area
- Plan limitations
- Relationship between this plan and other plans
- Organization of this document
- Plan purpose
Chapter 2: The Planning Process
- A chronology of the planning effort
- Steps in the process
- Agency and group participation
- Public involvement
- Planning principles
- Steps in the process
Chapter 3: Plan Goals and Objectives
- Overall goal
- Goals and objectives
Chapter 4: Wildlife in Anchorage, 1999
- Wildlife issues and concerns
- A summary of Anchorage's wildlife
- General values and attitudes toward Anchorage wildlife
- Wildlife conflict statistics and standards
- A summary of Anchorage's wildlife
Chapter 5: Wildlife Population Management and Conflict Response Actions
- Wildlife population management recommendations
- Moose population management
- Bear population management
- Canada goose population management
- Non-native and feral animal population management
- Bear population management
- Wildlife conflict responses
- Overall ADF&G conflict response principles
- ADF&G moose conflict response policies
- ADF&G bear conflict response policies
- Additional bear conflict policies and information
- ADF&G responses to conflicts with beavers
- ADF&G responses to conflicts with other mammal species
- Bird conflict response policy
- Some final notes on wildlife conflicts
- ADF&G moose conflict response policies
Chapter 6: Priority Actions
- List of Priority and Supported Actions
- Habitat and species conservation actions
- 1. Wildlife habitat and corridor assessment project
- 2. Key species population and capacity assessment program
- 3. Tax incentives for conserving habitat
- 4. Habitat conservation ordinance changes
- 5. Acquisition options for conserving prime habitat
- 6. Habitat consequences review program
- 7. Stream restoration projects
- 8. Critical habitat reserves
- Other supported habitat and species conservation actions
- 2. Key species population and capacity assessment program
- Conflict prevention actions
- 9. Managing recreation use impacts on trails: design guidelines
- 10. Road improvements to prevent moose-vehicle collisions
- 11. Urban wildlife specialist position/program
- 12. Moose and bear encounter safety program
- 13. Bear attractant ordinance and education program
- 14. Moose/bear conflict response training
- 15. Wildlife feeding education and regulations
- 16. Pet control education and enforcement
- Other supported conflict prevention and response actions
- 10. Road improvements to prevent moose-vehicle collisions
- Wildlife recreation and education actions
- 17. Anchorage wildlife festival
- 18. Anchorage watchable wildlife guide and video
- 19. Expand wildlife education in schools
- 20. Expand visitor center interpretation programs
- 21. Potter Marsh nature center and boardwalk
- 22. Potter Marsh to Girdwood planning
- 23. Girdwood nature center
- Other supported wildlife recreaton and learning actions
- 18. Anchorage watchable wildlife guide and video
- Other actions
- 24. Habitat planning for military lands (if they are relinquished)
- 25. Formalize interagency and wildlife interest group cooperation
- Actions considered but rejected
Appendices
Appendix A: Literature cited
Appendix B: Methods Used to Estimate Numbers of Wildlife in the Anchorage Area
Appendix C: Fish and Wildlife (Vertebrates) of Anchorage, Alaska
Appendix D: Memorandum of Agreement among cooperating agencies
Appendix E: Acronyms used in this plan