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I DRAFT <br />measures for included species and habitats. The signatories recognize that interim mileposts <br />and realistic conservation initiatives are important assurances of good faith during the three- <br />year period of Program development and must be consistent with the long-term <br />comprehensive coordinated conservation strategy that is being developed as part of this <br />4 <br />Program. 4 <br />The signatories acknowledge that an immediate need exists to work toward: (1) preventing <br />extinction, and (2) preserving genetic diversity of the bonytail chub and razorback sucker in <br />the mainstem Lower Colorado River Basin. The signatories, therefore, intend to develop <br />interim conservation initiatives for implementation during the three-year term of Program 4 <br />development to specifically address these two objectives and thereby provide sufficient <br />interim progress. Management objectives and implementation strategies to address the needs <br />of other species and habitats of concern within the Program area will be developed as part of <br />the Program, and implemented upon its completion. If there is consensus on additional <br />interim conservation initiatives that would benefit other included species or their habitats, and , <br />implementation of these initiatives would be feasible and consistent with the objectives of the <br />Program, they may be adopted during Program development. Development of a species list <br />will be one of the early mileposts of-Program development. Interim activities are not 4 <br />intended to be solely research projects, but conservation initiatives that demonstrate the intent <br />of this MOA to serve as reasonable and prudent measures and alternatives, and conservation <br />recommendations in biological assessments and opinions issued in the Program area during <br />the three-year development period as long as sufficient progress is being made. <br />4 <br />4 <br />a <br />APPENDIX D