Management Techniques For The Red-cockaded Woodpecker On Federal Lands

Since October 1970, Red Wood Pecker (Picoides borealis) has been classified as an endangered species. This species lives in pine forests in the southeastern United States, most of which are private forests. Preferential habitat private estate and historically destructive afforestation practices raises issues specific to federal wildlife managers. In this report, we analyze three management methods to evaluate and increase the number of individuals in the federal land of this region, mainly military facilities.

This report focuses on the technology to stabilize and increase the population of red headed woodpeckers in the Federal land currently being investigated and within the previous range. Three areas of interest in red wooly woodpecker population on the federal land interact to determine the current management method (Jackson, 1986). Wild biologists, foresters, military, testing and combining specific technologies, including habitat assessment and identification, cave repair, cave construction, combined, limited red woolpecker in the federal controlled land We managed the habitat. Copeyon, 1990; Ertep and Lee, 1994). Analyze specific research and practices in these three areas as explanation of techniques for managing limited federal land to strengthen and stabilize the red woodpecker population.

The technology to artificially make Red Wood Pecker's cavities was initially successful in federal management like Fort Bragg, North Carolina. It is one of the largest red woodpeck populations on the land managed by the Federation. , 1996). The artificial cavity structure technology and effectiveness is best tested by analyzing the physical characteristics of an artificial red hat woodpecker and outlines a study where cavities are used as a management tool (Copeyon, 1990; Copeyon Et al., 1991; Rossell). And Gorsira, 1996)

Copeyon, Walters, and Carter conducted research in the Sandhills, North Carolina State for 10 years in the population of Red Woodpecker (1991). It is probably the most comprehensive study of red woodpecker made in an artificial cavity. Their research, caused by artificial cavity structures, triggered the formation of Red Hat Woodpecker (Copeyon et al., 1991), and the most practical and valuable guidelines for redwood pigeon population increase technology to date (Conner and Rudolph, 1995).