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<br />Supporting Recovery Efforts Through the Use of <br />Captive Reared Animals <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />WHEREAS: <br /> <br />On Septernber 12'\ the U.S. District Court in Eugene, Oregon found that in A/sea Valley <br />Alliance v. Evans NOAA fisheries could not split an Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU) into <br />two components (hatchery and wild fish) and list only one component under the Endangered <br />Species Act (ESA). On these grounds, the court ordered the delisting ofthe Oregon Coast <br />coho salmon and the Bush Administration decided not to appeal the case; <br /> <br />WHEREAS: Over the objection of all parties to the case, the court allowed groups not party to the original <br />lawsuit to intervene to appeal the case to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on <br />November 14, 2001; <br /> <br />WHEREAS: The A/sea Valley Alliance v. Evans decision raises important questions about the Endangered <br />Species Act (ESA), fish reared in hatcheries and recovery efforts across the West; <br /> <br />WHEREAS: Colorado recognizes that use of captive reared animals is an integral part of the recovery <br />efforts and recently built the first state owned native species hatchery to facilitate these efforts; <br /> <br />WHEREAS: The ESA recognizes that conservation oflisted species may be facilitated by captive reared <br />animals; <br /> <br />WHEREAS: The 9th Circuit decision on appeal could impact recovery efforts for endangered species in <br />Colorado and across the West. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Colorado Wildlife Commission support iovolvement of the Colorado Division <br />of Wildlife in the case on appeal through appropriate legal mechanisms; <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Colorado Wildlife Commission supports recovery efforts of threatened and endangered <br />species in Colorado through the use of captive reared animals; <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Division of Wildlife should coordinate with the Department of <br />Natural Resources to comment on proposed rulemakings on these issues so that the ability to augment <br />populations with captive reared animals continues. <br /> <br />Colorado Wildlife Commission <br /> <br />By Rick Enstrom, Chair <br />December 6,2001 <br /> <br />. <br />