Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 12/10/2000

Anacapa Island Restoration Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura County, CA; Notice of Availability

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 81-190 as amended), the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) assessing the potential impacts of eradicating the Black rat on Anacapa Island. This FEIS analyzes the effects of implementing proposed actions that accomplish the following objectives: (1) Eradicating introduced Black rats on Anacapa Island; (2) adopting an emergency response plan for accidental introductions of rodents on Anacapa, Santa Barbara, Prince, and Sutil Islands; and (3) incorporating a prevention strategy to reduce the potential for rodents to be accidentally introduced to Park islands. The proposed action was developed in concert with the Island Conservation and Ecology Group and is based on worldwide evaluation of other island rat eradication projects. Actions to manage existing and potential Black rat infestations are necessary because of the ecological damage occurring on Anacapa Island, and the potential negative impact they would have if introduced to other Park islands.