Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area and surrounding areas


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis LC passage (2004) 24,162 birds A4i
Whooping Crane Grus americana EN passage (2005) 5 males A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Jasper-Pulaski Fish And Wildlife Area (V) 18
1989 Tefft Savanna Fee Private Conservation Land (V) 2
2003 WRP_Jasper, IN (18073) Environmental System (V) 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area and surrounding areas (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jasper-pulaski-fish-and-wildlife-area-and-surrounding-areas-iba-usa on 25/12/2024.