4210

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 4210
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Title: Preliminary Conceptual Approach to Recovery of Endangered Fish Species In The Upper Colorado River Basin
• USFW Year: 1985.
• USFW - Doc Type: Draft.
• Copyright Material: NO

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DRAFT-05/10/85
preliminary concept document provides a rationale for
implementation of a recovery program, including a
description of the technical approach, institutional
responsibilities, and financial alternatives. It is
intended to provide a conceptual framework for development
and implementation of detailed recovery plans for each of
the endangered species. This document also suggests _that
the Section 7 consultations on individual water projects
should be conducted in the context of the, overall recovery
effort, and describes an approach to Section 7 -
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consultations.
This preliminary concept document includes the following
sections:
2.0 Rationale
3.0 Technical Approach to Recovery Plan Elements
4.0 Institutional Responsibilities
5.0 Approach to Section 7 Consultations _
6.0 Financing Recovery Efforts
2.0 RATIONALE
Assuring the conservation and recovery of endangered species
in a modern world mandates implementation of a variety of
specific actions as part of an overall recovery program.
Selection of recovery activities should be based on a
process which includes: ~,
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1. A realistic assessment of the.,social, economic,`
and environmental conditions under which the
species presently exist.
2. Identification of cause and effect relationships
among those conditions, and the conditions of the
species, to the extent possible.
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