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<br />TIM W. CLARK
<br />Nort~ern RockIes Conservail'J,., CaJpe;al,ve
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<br />JOHN CADI..
<br />tvlonlana Department of FISh WIldlife and Parks
<br />=wP Building. MSU Campus
<br />Bozema.'l, Montana 597~ 7. USt..
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<br />ABSTRACT I E.ndangered speCies recovery IS cnar ac:erlzeo
<br />LJ' COmpley.I1Y and uncertainty 'n both lis blolO;l'C21 anll 0'
<br />ganizationai aspects To Improve pertormance In the Ot(::wn..
<br />ZallQnal C,;:,::;.'l510n, some models of o~g<JnILl:llI0nS are t'lle!l)'
<br />rn!roduced WIth an emphasIs on the organrzallon as a s~'~,::::;l
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<br />lor p:oc€:sslng inlorm21Io~. Ie. j0: suc:esstully deailng wilt',
<br />me high ur)certalnlv In the task enwon,Toenl. A stron9 task
<br />c~,,:!~tatIO;-' .'...~;ch rewG.rus 2chie\.'er:-1er,i Of t,lE- pflrn~r~' gc.al.
<br />IS suggested as JdCal10r IhlS task. as IS g-=nerallvt? rallonahl)'.
<br />which encourages workers 10 observe. crItique, and generate
<br />new Ideas. The parallel organization - a hexibte, participa-
<br />tory. proo:em-sclvlnQ SlruCIure se, up alongside uadl::onal
<br />~'e2~!Cfa:'I('<;--i.::. O~E'red 2S 2 usetul ~:'uClu'-e !cr p'''']el:ng
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<br />nallng roles 10 lacililate the ilQW and use 01 .ntonnallon; dec,-
<br />sion making 10 avoid "grouolhink"-Ihe delecls. symptoms.
<br />and countermeasures are described. and productive, active
<br />management of Ihe inevltao'le conlllC! Tne inability of organi-
<br />zallons 10 solve dilemma~. to examine melr own s1ruClures
<br />and management. and 10 cnange li1emselves tor more effec-
<br />Tive. eff,cle(1~d eqUitable per1arman':e IS seen as the
<br />rTldjO: cb:;:a.:::le [0 Improvu:,; recovery programs 5.."')me rec-
<br />O,~~l1enOailons 101 e~recr!n;J cn<Jngc: I:, bu~eaucracles are
<br />made along wl;h a call tor case sludles oetailing the organl-
<br />zallona: dimenSions 0: enou,gered species recovery pro-
<br />orams
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<br />E.nlbnbf."rt:d speCIes n.,:cO\'ery i.s a complex (hal-
<br />knge in its bit)lugy, iLS organizational mcchani~m5, and
<br />its policy arena. Building up ILl\\' ~pecie5 numbers to
<br />secure sizes and protectmg and expanJillg haLn;IL<" ;11 (
<br />ul(~"technic.a1 chaJlarlt:c~. Esublislling arrroprill('ly tit
<br />signed and managed proJ:,rTJ.ms are the orgLtlllLHiull;JI
<br />and policy (h:1Jlenge.s. Spt:C1al policies ~l.lirle "Pl'tit..
<br />prmt:cuon and reco\'ery al federal and SI;II(; Ie\'els
<br />(e.g" 1973 Endangercd Species ACl as an/emlt'd). ,HId
<br />various programs have been estabhshed 10 impl~IIH::1l1
<br />them (e,g.. US fish and Wildlife Ser\"lce's EnkJlICe-
<br />mem Di\ision). Ho\\'c\'er. rese&Jrch h;l\ ShO\ql 111:11
<br />",,'hile poLcies are written in \\'ord.\ 011 P"in':l. [h~~
<br />~XiSl onl~' in the furm of indi\;duals, (JrgJ.Jli/;-ttiuJl~.
<br />Jnd agencies thar implemenl them and the IlCirurt' ur
<br />the information, resources, authoril)', and iIlcent1\'es
<br />that nu..... bel,",'een acwn" (YafTee !'J8~, I' ". S<-ientifj(
<br />JIJ'; bureaucratic conservatism, hilIJre to use daw.
<br />c. \.. decision making. muddled aUlhofll ~ r~btil J1l-
<br />ships, and many otiler implemematiorl problems h,j\'c
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<br />KEY WORDS Endangered soecles. Reco....€ry p1ogr(jr';"IS O~o,":~ !.~
<br />lions. Bu'eC:::JC:2:::t, Case sluo'es
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<br />i,lagued some reCOver-, prugrd:Il.:. (e.g., Yaffec: EiS'..:,
<br />Weinberg 198G). Some [SA illltJlemem.at.iun problems
<br />are documented (Ligon <llLd olht:r~ 19Rfi. Pitelk.a 1981.
<br />Carr 1986, Mal' 1986).
<br />I t is imperative Ul;'U \",:e dl..:\'l..:lup effective program
<br />guidelines ;loa techniqut"s 10 restore endangered
<br />~peCles, Increased program perforlllance can onl~
<br />come frolll t:x!.JJllill~' unJerslrlndinfr the nalure of 01"-
<br />ganizations and th(' n<lturall esource poLcy process. ;J~
<br />""dl as the Sj.'lCClCS' biology. Thc5e three kno.....ledge
<br />areas are 1l.\Uf-llh' not (':-.plicitl~, imegra!ed inw'a com.
<br />prchemivc paradigm Inr n<lwre (Oll~erv;]tion. To cn.
<br />courage IInpfl)\cd rerfl1T1lI~ITJct:. \\'C will review a wide
<br />range of pertinem liter.Hure to whIch few wildlife bioi.
<br />ogists 01 II;t(Ural re.source managers are ever ('X p(><;:.(l,
<br />.and we will make recolllmendations on how [0 design
<br />~rnd manage eHective H'COH'T) pro~rams ba~l.
<br />experience and this literalUre,
<br />Firsr, a word abolli (Jut per.spt"cri\'e: Our collective.:
<br />experience includes 25 ~ears' work on threatened and
<br />~'ndangered species in 13 sLltes, \\"e have carried OUt
<br />basic research, staLUs sunt'\.~. reco\'ery planning, and
<br />consultations. aud ',\(' 11.1\'(" ptlrticipalcd in ~Ild nun-
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