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UCREFRP Catalog Number
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Title
Threatened Wildlife of the United States.
USFW Year
1973.
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Washington, D.C.
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propagate certain species in captivity and to seek, through field studies, key factors that <br />threatened the existence of certain species . Captive propagation can be an aid in bolstering <br />some seriously threatened wild populations . <br />Over 35 endangered species occur on National Wildlife Refuges at sometime during the year. <br />Management on many of these refuges focuses on endangered species such as the whooping <br />crane at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge . Since enactment of the Endangered Species <br />Preservation Act of 1966 which authorized use of land and water conservation funds for <br />the acquisition of endangered species habitat, refuge lands have been purchased speci- <br />fically for endangered species . <br />As a result of the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969, a list of foreign endangered <br />species was developed and importation controls for such species were emphasized. Agents <br />were added to the staff of the Bureau's Division of Law Enforcement to inspect shipments of <br />wildlife arriving at ports of importation. <br />In Fiscal Year 1973, new emphasis was placed on endangered species . New funds were <br />appropriated for management of endangered species and efforts were initiated to draw <br />attention and provide input by outside sources . The professional staff of the Office of <br />Endangered Species and International Activities was increased from 2 to 8. Anew species <br />by species approach to management was adopted. <br />Recovery plan concept <br />The needs of many endangered species are greater than any one agency or level of <br />government can supply. Broad public support of the program is required. States are <br />intimately involved because of the habitat they control, the legal responsibilities they have <br />for resident wildlife, and biological skills possessed by professional ecologists they employ. <br />Most Federal agencies have contributions to make, particularly land managing agencies <br />such as the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and <br />Wildlife, National Park Service, and military installations under the Department of Defense. <br />Also involved are agencies charged with the protection of environments such as the <br />President's Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau <br />of Outdoor Recreation, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, or those affecting the <br />environment such as the Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Tennessee Valley <br />Authority, and Atomic Energy Commission. A successful endangered species program <br />must be coordinated among aII such agencies at all levels of government. Private organi- <br />zations and groups serve not only to provide leadership but also to supply expertise and <br />funding for various projects . <br />The guide for coordination of activities pertaining to endangered species among these <br />agencies will become the recovery plan. Such a plan will identify restoration problems <br />for each species and will detail step by step solutions . Also, the plan will show the order <br />in which actions are to be undertaken and who is assigned to carry them out. In this <br />manner, roles to be played by various State and Federal agencies and private groups can <br />be specifically identified. Costs to accomplish various objectives will be estimated. The <br />recovery plan will demonstrate the perspective involved for each action proposed. Plans <br />will also serve to identify the most urgently needed research needs. Their ultimate purpose <br />is to encourage participation by all organizations that can play a part in the survival of the <br />vii <br />
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