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Raptor Electrocution Program. A cooperative program including the US Fish and Wildlife <br />Service, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, and all power companies in Nebraska <br />that are members of the Rural Electric Association. The power companies have agreed <br />to report any raptor electrocutions to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and have agreed to <br />make modifications to the structures where the electrocutions occurred. This program has <br />been operating since 1988 and allows the industry to report electrocutions without being <br />in violation of the Endangered Species Act. <br />The Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership is a well - developed program of data <br />collection, conflict mitigation, public involvement and education. In order to conduct these <br />activities on private lands, a high level of cooperation and trust is required between wildlife <br />managers, landowners, river users, federal and state law enforcement officials, and gravel <br />mining companies. This partnership has been very successful in raising the awareness of <br />every one involved about Threatened & Endangered species while addressing the needs <br />of the gravel mining industry. The Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership, which <br />includes the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, Nebraska Game and Parks <br />Commission, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Western Sand and Gravel, Arps Gravel and <br />Concrete, Mallard Sand and Gravel, Overland Sand and Gravel, Lyman- Richey <br />Corporation, the Nebraska Environmental Trust, the Nebraska Air Boaters Association, the <br />Great Plains Council of Girl Scouts, has developed these relationships and stands uniquely <br />poised to affect meaningful conservation and conflict mitigation. In addition to these <br />partners, 14 mining companies and landowners serve as "cooperators" allowing access to <br />their land and participating in program activities and 75 to 100 volunteers contribute their <br />time through the "Adopt a Colony" program. Federal Law Enforcement officials support this <br />effort and are impressed with the effectiveness of this partnership and it's ability to address <br />both the species and industries needs without law enforcement involvement. <br />Surveys of Threatened & Endangered species in Nebraska usually involve the Fish and <br />Wildlife Service and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission personnel. Depending on the <br />survey, coordination of efforts is the responsibility of one or the other agency and <br />participation may include biologists from each of the agencies and possibly from other <br />cooperators. Survey results are provided to all participants and shared with the public. <br />These surveys are possible because of the cooperation between the Nebraska Game and <br />Parks Commission and the Fish and Wildlife Service. Neither agency has sufficient staff <br />to effectively carry out all these surveys alone but by combining our efforts, we are able to <br />successfully accomplish these important activities. Threatened & Endangered bird species <br />surveys conducted that involve biologist from both agencies include the Bald Eagle Mid - <br />Winter and Nesting surveys, Least tern and piping plover surveys and Whooping Crane <br />Migration Monitoring activities. Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys and <br />Monitoring activities include informal agreements with Nebraska Public Power District, <br />Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, United States Fish and Wildlife <br />Service, The Nature Conservancy, the Nebraska Environmental Trust and others to assist <br />with conducting these activities. <br />Thank you. <br />7 <br />