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Description: Conservation Opportunity Areas (COAs) are large, loosely defined, geographic areas within Mississippi that have been identified by MDWFP as priority areas for implementing conservation actions recommended in Mississippi’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). They may contain priority habitats or Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN), represent areas that have unique habitats (e.g. prairies) within them but they are composed of many different habitats, or may have been chosen because they have a wide range of SGCN, or include areas that are particularly important to one SGCN. These priority areas should not be used to exclude conservation actions in other areas of the state. All SGCN and their habitats in Mississippi are important. The COAs were developed to provide direction when resources are limited. Conservation investments in COAs can potentially benefit a wider range of species or priority habitats. COAs can also be a guide to organizations seeking to focus on key areas in Mississippi and are an opportunity to develop partnerships. In the future iterations of the SWAP, as more information on SGCN and their habitats is known or as resources or priorities change, the COAs may be refined to support conservation needs of the state’s SGCN. The Best Practices for State Wildlife Action Plans (AFWA 2012) lists the creation of COA’s as a “Best practice” for SWAP Required Element Two, describing the extent and condition of key habitats and community types. Since the purpose of COAs are to direct the conservation of SGCN and their important habitats, the firrst step in identifying priority areas was to map the records of SGCN across the state. We chose to focus on Tier 1 and Tier 2 species (Figure 6.1a). We first concentrated on areas with heavier clusters of Tier 1 and Tier 2 species. Boundaries were defined using Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) boundaries. Next, we reviewed other statewide plans that listed priority areas for conservation developed by state and federal resource agencies or non-government conservation organizations working in Mississippi’s landscapes. Examples of plans considered include: Mississippi Forestry Commission’s Forest Legacy Areas, €The Nature Conservancy’s Conservation Area Plan for the Pascagoula and the Pearl Rivers, Gulf Coast Joint Venture Landbird Plan, Land Trust for €The Mississippi Coastal Plain Conservation Legacy Strategy for the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation’s Land Conservation Vision for the Gulf of Mexico Region, among many others).

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