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Current Conservation
Issues:
Black-footed Ferret
Reintroduction to Kansas
Audubon of Kansas and three heroic ranch landowner families
have been working for the past two years with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service to implement an experimental reintroduction
of Black-footed Ferrets on a 10,000-acre ranch complex in
the shortgrass prairies of western Kansas. It is now a reality!
photo credit U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Celebrate
Native Wildflowers & Grasses Along KS Roadsides
Kansas roadsides hold a colorful array of native
prairie wildflowers and grasses that provide aesthetic as
well as practical benefits to the state. Excessive mowing
by Dept. of Transportation significantly diminishes these
benefits and wastes resources and taxpayer dollars.
 Mountain
Lions Confirmed in Kansas in Recent Years
Wildlife biologist and Executive Director of Audubon of Kansas,
Ron Klataske, has documented the occurrence of several mountain
lions in Kansas in recent years and confirmed the existence
of two separate cougars since April of 2006, and another that
was killed in north central Kansas in 2002.
*Audubon
of Kansas is a leading source for information on Mountain
Lions in Kansas
 Prairie
Dogs and Ferrets
We are working with several ranch landowners who want to retain
prairie dogs on their land for various ecological, aesthetic,
recreational and economic purposes - including an experimental
effort to reintroduce Black-footed Ferrets in Kansas. Unfortunately,
a century-old Kansas law is being used to destroy prairie
dog colonies on private land in western Kansas.
 Rozol:
Prairie Dog Poison and Secondary Effects
Audubon of Kansas is very concerned about the use of Rozol
to poison prairie dogs in Kansas and the detrimental effects
of secondary poisoning on other wildlife species within
prairie ecosystems. We are a strong voice for more restrictive
regulation of Rozol use and further scientific inquiry,
and an advocate for landowners who support and appreciate
biodiversity.
 Industrial
Wind Development in Native Prairie
Audubon of Kansas has been a continuing leader and
advocate for the conservation of the Flint Hills and responsible
siting of Industrial Wind Development.
Photo courtesy of Protect
the Flint Hills
 Mount
Mitchell
AOK acquires ownership of a biologically diverse and historically
significant 30-acre hilltop prairie in Wabaunsee County.
We are working with local community members to provide recreational
and educational opportunities to the public.
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"If
no one knows the importance of preserving a beautiful place,
that place is not likely to be preserved."
--Ansel Adams
Click here to get your own poster!
Tallgrass Prairie
Guide
Audubon of Kansas is proud to make available the Tallgrass
Prairie Parkway Wildlife and Natural Heritage Trail Guide.
The map-size guide illustrates some of the most and least
known attractions of the Flint and Chautauqua hills of east
central Kansas with nearly a hundred photographs of wildlife,
scenic vistas, and cultural and recreational opportunities
available.
(Additional
information).
Explore Kansas!
In 2005 we launched our Kansas Wildlife and Natural
Heritage Trails web site with the goal of giving residents
and visitors information highlighting the birds, geology,
prairie communities, outdoor recreational opportunities,
and natural beauty that make our state a great place to
explore.
(www.kansaswildlifetrails.com).
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