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Wildlife Diversity Achievements

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Wildlife Diversity staff members have seen many changes and challenges and accomplished a lot over the years. Although the work has been long and difficult, the rewards far outweigh the hardships. The journey started in 1973 and has continued to the present.

  • 1973 – State Legislature passed the Indiana Nongame and Endangered Species Act.
  • 1981 – Creation of a state income tax check off and the hiring of the first nongame biologist marked the beginning of the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program (NEWP).
  • 1987 – NEWP became eligible for federal matching funds to support federal endangered species projects.
  • 2003 – NEWP was renamed Wildlife Diversity Section.
  • 2014 – Wildlife Diversity and Wildlife Research biologists combined to form Wildlife Science Unit.

Work completed by the Wildlife Diversity section

Species that have been studied and surveyed.
Species that have been listed as state endangered.
Species that have been removed from the state endangered list.
Restoration projects that have helped return certain species to the state.
Augmentation projects that aide in a species’ distribution and/or genetic diversity.
Habitat that was acquired with the help of the Indiana Nongame Fund.

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