Requirements include:

• quiet, safe nesting habitats

Threats include:

• predation by domestic pets
• disturbance by humans or their pets.
• trampling by livestock
• destruction by agricultural machinery or off-road vehicles.

Strategies

Protect nesting habitats

• Acquire nesting habitat by purchase or via dedication during land subdivision, development permit, or rezoning processes.

• Require conservation covenants on nesting habitats during the land subdivision, development permit or rezoning processes.

Prevent disturbance of nesting habitats

• Restrict access to known nesting habitats on local government lands during the breeding season
• Regulate the timing of development activities to avoid disturbance of nesting birds.
• Prevent burning of habitats during sensitive periods using the fire permitting process.
• Include information on ground-nesting birds and their habitat in public education materials and programming.

Control domestic pets

• Use an animal control bylaw to prevent domestic pets from accessing nesting birds.
• Include information on the dangers that pets pose to ground nesting birds in public education materials and programming.