California Desert: Planned Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Objectives Not Achieved
RCED-89-171
Published: Jun 23, 1989. Publicly Released: Aug 01, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed whether the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) appropriately considered wildlife interests in its management of the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA).
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of the Interior | The Secretary of the Interior should direct the Director, BLM, to take those steps necessary to complete required wildlife areas of critical environmental concern plans and habitat management plans and then implement the action items included in them. |
Closed – Implemented
Plans for Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) are being completed. Habitat management plans are ongoing and BLM is working to complete all plans by 1996. The recommendation should be closed as it is over 3 years old and it will take at least 4 more years to be completed.
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Endangered speciesEnvironmental monitoringEnvironmental policiesstate relationsGrazing rightsLand managementPublic landsRecreationWildlife conservationWildlife management