Detailed scientific knowledge of species distribution, status, and trends is fundamental to the development of sound management strategies

The Nevada Department of Wildlife received a Formula Grant award of $685,221 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This award supports the state agency's efforts to address critical knowledge gaps regarding Nevada's non-game wildlife species and their habitats through comprehensive survey, inventory, and monitoring activities.

The grant funds essential wildlife conservation research and management activities, including species distribution assessments, population status and trend monitoring, habitat condition evaluation, and analysis of species-habitat relationships. These foundational data collection and research efforts are designed to inform effective conservation strategies and management decisions, particularly regarding the assessment of environmental stressors and the development of targeted mitigation and management actions. By generating detailed scientific knowledge of Nevada's wildlife populations and habitats, this award enables the state wildlife agency to develop sound, evidence-based management strategies necessary for protecting and restoring the state's non-game wildlife resources.

Critical elements include species distribution, population status and trend, habitat condition and trend, and species habitat relationships. There remain large gaps in our knowledge of the basic natural history parameters of many of nevadas non-game species and habitats. Basic survey, inventory, and monitoring data are necessary to understand and effectively manage these populations. Finding answers to specific research questions is important for the development of effective conservation strategies, particularly with respect to the assessment of the impacts of specific environmental stressors and the formulation of management actions that mitigate or relieve those impacts.