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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........ ............................... i <br />I. INTRODUCTION <br />A. Background ......... ............................... 1 <br />B. Purpose of Report .... ............................... 1 <br />H. METHODOLOGY <br />A. Species Experts ....... ............................... 3 <br />B. Technical Workshops .. ............................... 3 <br />B.1. September 26 -27, 2000 ......................... 3 <br />B.1.1. Procedures ............................. 3 <br />B.1.2. Attendees and Minutes of Workshop ... ...... 3 <br />B.2. February 15, 2001 ............................... 4 <br />B.2.1. Procedures .............................. 4 <br />B.2.2. Attendees and Minutes of Workshop .......... 4 <br />C. River Reach Definitions . ............................... 4 <br />Hi. SPECIES RECOVERY OBJECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />A. INTERIOR LEAST TERN AND PIPING PLOVER <br />A.1. <br />Existing Recovery Plan Goals and Objectives .......... <br />5 <br />A.2. <br />Relationship of Existing Recovery Plans to Recommended <br />Objectives in this Report .......................... <br />5 <br />A.3. <br />Habitat Limitations on the Central Platte River ......... <br />6 <br />A.4. <br />Population Status and Trends on the Platte River ....... <br />9 <br />A.5. <br />Recommended Central Platte River Objectives ........ <br />10 <br />A.5.1. Piping Plover ............................. <br />10 <br />A.5.1.a. Numbers ........................ <br />10 <br />A.5.I.b. Distribution ...................... <br />11 <br />A.5.1.c. Fledge Rates ..................... <br />11 <br />A.5.2. Interior Least Tern ........................ <br />13 <br />A.5.2.a. Numbers ........................ <br />13 <br />A.5.2.b. Distribution ..................... <br />13 <br />A. 5.2.c. Fledge Rates .................... <br />14 <br />A.6. <br />Other Recommendations ......................... <br />15 <br />A.6.1. Sand Pits and Riverine Habitats ............. <br />15 <br />A.6.2. Standardized Reporting ................... <br />17 <br />B. WHOOPING CRANE <br />B.1. <br />Existing Recovery Plan Goals and Objectives ........ <br />18 <br />B.2. <br />Habitat Limitations on the Central Platte River ........ <br />18 <br />B.3. <br />Status of Aransas/Wood Buffalo Population ......... <br />19 <br />B.4. <br />Whooping Crane Habitat and Population Management <br />on the Platte River .............................. <br />20 <br />1 <br />