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Current Habitat Conditions: <br />Jeopardy for the Target Species <br />• Existing riverine environment does <br />not support recovery for the target <br />species. <br />• Improved riverine habitat is <br />essential to support recovery. <br />• The ongoing trend toward further <br />habitat loss is clearly illustrated by <br />existing data and observations of <br />changes in the river system. <br />Continued <br />• Where there is disagreement over <br />data, the ESA requires the Service to <br />give the benefit of the doubt to <br />protecting the species. <br />• Therefore, a recovery program must <br />provide clear evidence that further <br />degradation is offset. <br />29 <br />