The Wildlife Management Institute has released Regional Wildlife Habitat Needs Assessment for the 2007 Farm Bill: A Summary of Successes and Needs of Farm Bill Conservation Programs. This 24-page booklet was produced to assist in the development of proposals to refine and otherwise improve conservation provisions for the upcoming 2007 Farm Bill. The assessment utilized published data and information from state Wildlife Action Plans to create regional summaries of current program impacts.

The new booklet is more focused and succinct than its prior two editions (1995 and 2001), both entitled How Much Is Enough?. It provides an overview of regional landscapes, the impacts of stressed habitats on wildlife and regional economies and recreation, program successes, and goals for the upcoming legislation.

The booklet's objective is to emphasize and help ensure the priorities of wildlife habitat and wildlife conservation in the grand design for a productive and stable agricultural community and economy. "Wildlife populations, private landowners and the American public all will continue to benefit if resources are available to maximize results."

Copies of Regional Wildlife Habitat Needs Assessment for the 2007 Farm Bill are available for $6.00 each, postpaid (check or money order) from the Wildlife Management Institute Publications, Suite 700, 1146 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. The publication also can be viewed on-line, and downloaded, at http://www.wildlifemanagementinstitute.org/PDF/RegionalWildlife.pdf.