ENWC201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Biotope, Denali National Park And Preserve
16 May 2018
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Lecture 19: Protected Areas
Finishing Lecture 18:
• Protected areas also limit overexploitation
• Been protecting landscapes for a long time
o National parks
o Act of dedication
o Not always preserved for wildlife
• PA’s are critical to coservig any species
• They are a component of most national or regional strategies for conservation
• A requirement of various agreements/conventions
• IUCN classification of protected areas
o Category 1a: strict nature reserves (research)
▪ No recreation, camping or hiking allowed
▪ Hakgala strict nature reserve
• Sri lanka cloud forest
• Toque macaque
o Endemic and endangered
o Category 1b: wilderness areas
▪ Focused on conservation but allows primitive recreation
▪ Primary focus on biodiversity, ecosystem, processes/services
▪ Allegheny islands wilderness
• Critically endangered: club shell muscle
o Category 2: National Parks
▪ Denali national park
▪ Dual mandate: ecosystem and recreation
o Category 3: national monuments
▪ Natural features and recreation
• Smaller scale than parks
• Rainbow bridge national monument
▪ Managed by national parks service
▪ Not always focused on natural landscapes
• Ex statue of liberty
o Category 2 and 3:
▪ Recreation allowed, but limited to direct exploitation
o Category 4: habitat management area
▪ Active management/intervention
▪ Greys river wildlife habitat management area (WY)
• Feed about 1000 elf every winter
o Category 5: protected landscape/ seascape
▪ Natural and cultural area of distinct value
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