Program Interaction

These WHIP state wildlife priorities complement existing conservation programs throughout Montana. The goals and objectives of the following plans and strategies have been reviewed and determined to be consistent with the Montana WHIP Plan:

• Montana Comprehensive Fish and Wildlife Conservation Strategy (Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks).
• Montana Partners for Fish and Wildlife Implementation Plan (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).
• North American Waterfowl Conservation Act.
• Montana Natural Heritage Program Species of Special Concern Report.
•  Partners in Flight Strategy.
• Habitat Montana: Upland Gamebird Habitat Enhancement Program, Montana Waterfowl Stamp Program (Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks).
• Existing watershed plans.
• Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Plans (i.e., black-footed ferret, interior least tern, Rocky Mountain wolf, piping plover).

The Montana State WHIP Plan is statewide in extent. However, as described above, three general habitat type categories–instream/riparian/woody draws, native prairie, wetlands–are prioritized in differing order within each of the three geographic areas of the state.

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