Common use of Overutilization for commercial, recreational Clause in Contracts

Overutilization for commercial, recreational. scientific, or educational purposes In the late 19th century, LPCs were subject to market hunting (Xxxxxxx and XxXxxxxx 1963). Harvest has been regulated since the turn of the 20th century (Xxxxxxxx 1980). Currently, the LPC is classified as a game species in Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, although the legal harvest is now closed in New Mexico and Oklahoma. Overutilization through recreational hunting is not considered a main cause of LPC population declines. However, because most remaining LPC populations are now very small and isolated, and because they naturally exhibit a clumped distribution on the landscape, they are likely vulnerable to local extirpations through many mechanisms, including human harvest (Xxxxxxxx 1980, Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx 1980). One new activity that has the potential to negatively affect individual LPC populations is the growing occurrence of bird watching by the public and guided tours, especially of leks during the breeding season. The site-specific impact of recreational observations of LPCs at leks is currently unknown. However, disturbance effects are likely to be minimal at the population level if disturbance is avoided by observers remaining in vehicles or blinds until LPCs naturally disperse from the lek and observations are confined to a limited number of days and leks. Solitary leks comprised of fewer than ten males are most likely to be affected by repeated recreational disturbance. Research is needed to quantify this potential threat to local populations of LPC (FWS 2008).

Overutilization for commercial, recreational. scientific, or educational purposes purposes‌ In the late 19th century, LPCs were subject to market hunting (Xxxxxxx and XxXxxxxx 1963). Harvest has been regulated since the turn of the 20th century (Xxxxxxxx 1980). Currently, the LPC is classified as a game species in Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, although the legal harvest is now closed in New Mexico and Oklahoma. Overutilization through recreational hunting is not considered a main cause of LPC population declines. However, because most remaining LPC populations are now very small and isolated, and because they naturally exhibit a clumped distribution on the landscape, they are likely vulnerable to local extirpations through many mechanisms, including human harvest (Xxxxxxxx 1980, Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx 1980). One new activity that has the potential to negatively affect individual LPC populations is the growing occurrence of bird watching by the public and guided tours, especially of leks during the breeding season. The site-specific impact of recreational observations of LPCs at leks is currently unknown. However, disturbance effects are likely to be minimal at the population level if disturbance is avoided by observers remaining in vehicles or blinds until LPCs naturally disperse from the lek and observations are confined to a limited number of days and leks. Solitary leks comprised of fewer than ten males are most likely to be affected by repeated recreational disturbance. Research is needed to quantify this potential threat to local populations of LPC (FWS 2008).