RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking public comment on its draft 2015 North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan ­— a comprehensive document that identifies Species of Greatest Conservation Need and other priority fish and wildlife species as well as their habitats.

The document is available for public review and comment from now until Aug. 18. It is posted on the Commission’s website at www.ncwildlife.org/Plan.aspx.

The Commission is updating its 2005 Wildlife Action Plan with the assistance of numerous state and federal agencies, conservation organizations and citizen stakeholders.

The 2015 draft describes the threats facing Species of Greatest Conservation Need and their habitats, and recommends measures to address current and emerging threats over the next 10 years. The plan also provides information about ongoing efforts to protect and conserve the state’s fish and wildlife species and their habitats — from mammals to fish, crustaceans, and reptiles and amphibians.

Wildlife Action Plans are the result of a Congressional mandate that each state develop a comprehensive conservation strategy to be eligible for federal funding under the State Wildlife Grants Program. Each year, North Carolina receives around $1.5 million to support implementation of conservation actions laid out in the plan.

Among those projects are survey and monitoring efforts that help fish and wildlife biologists understand the status of nongame species as well as enhancement and restoration efforts that involve propagation of rare aquatic species that are released into native habitats.

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