Western painted turtle in Rocky Mountains (Chrysemys picta bellii) proposed management plan

Official title: Management Plan for the Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) Intermountain – Rocky Mountain population in Canada [Proposed] - 2017

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Table of contents

1. Document information
2. Part 1
3. Part 2

Species at Risk Act
Management Plan Series

Adopted under Section 69 of SARA

Part 1 - Table of contents

• Part 1 – Federal Addition to the Management Plan for the Painted Turtle – Intermountain – Rocky Mountain population (Chrysemys picta pop. 2) in British Columbia, prepared by Environment and Climate Change Canada.
• Preface
• Additions and Modifications to the Adopted Document
• 1. Effects on the Environment and Other Species

Part 2 - Table of contents

• Part 2 – Management Plan for the Painted Turtle – Intermountain – Rocky Mountain population (Chrysemys picta pop. 2) in British Columbia, prepared by British Columbia Ministry of Environment.
• Table of contents
• Acknowledgments
• Executive summary
• 1. COSEWIC Species assessment information
• 2. Species Status information
• 3. Species information
  • 3.1 Species description
  • 3.2 Populations and distribution
    • 3.2.1 Global distribution and abundance
    • 3.2.2 Distribution and abundance in British Columbia
  • 3.3 Habitat and biological needs of the Painted Turtle
  • 3.4 Ecological role
  • 3.5 Limiting factors
• 4. Threats
  • 4.1 Threat assessment
  • 4.2 Description of threats
• 5. Current management frameworks
• 6. Management goals and objectives
  • 6.1 Management goal
  • 6.2 Rationale for the management goal
  • 6.3 Management objectives
• 7. Approaches to meet objectives
  • 7.1 Actions Already Completed or Underway
  • 7.2 Recommended Management Actions
• 8. Measuring progress
• 9. Effects on other species
• 10. References
• Appendix 1: Examples of known locations of Painted Turtle – Intermountain–Rocky mountain population in British Columbia

List of tables

• Table 1. Summary of essential functions, features, and attributes of Painted Turtle – Intermountain–Rocky Mountain population habitat in British Columbia
• Table 2. Threat classification table for Painted Turtle – Intermountain–Rocky Mountain Population in British Columbia
• Table 3. Painted Turtle – Intermountain–Rocky Mountain populations occurring on
  protected land.
• Table 4. Recommended management actions for the Painted Turtle – Intermountain–
  Rocky Mountain Population.
• Appendix 1. Examples of known locations of Painted Turtle – Intermountain–Rocky Mountain Population in British Columbia

List of figures

• Figure 1. Distribution of Painted Turtles in North America.
• Figure 2. Painted Turtle distribution in Canada.