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<br />11!~4!lSS9 ~4:48 <br /> <br />7198735125 <br /> <br />U S FOREST rN[~STRrE <br /> <br />PAGE ~8 <br /> <br />OOD3J1 <br /> <br />Ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service how many people they have in <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado to dedicate to this effort of lynx recovery. Review the cost of lynx <br /> <br /> <br />reintroduction in Colorado and multiply that by the number of potential species <br /> <br />which could be listed. <br /> <br /> <br />If the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can't adequately staff this. then <br /> <br />perhaps the law should be changed to allow states ultimate control over the <br /> <br /> <br />species. <br /> <br />Two of the states addressed climatic changes over the last 150 years <br /> <br /> <br />which may have adversely affected habitat in their state. How much restriC1:ion <br /> <br /> <br />of current use, hardship on affected parties, and expenditure of funds Is <br /> <br /> <br />appropnate before we discover human use many not be the ultimate limiting <br /> <br />factor) <br /> <br /> <br />As more and more species are listed, we will be forced to make decisions <br /> <br /> <br />on which speCies we feel should be present on each acre of land. The <br /> <br />conflicting habitat requirements of the grizzly bear and the mountain caribou <br /> <br />are an excellent example. I can already see a court case where ajudge with no <br /> <br /> <br />background in biology will make the decision! <br /> <br />The proper approach is to provide a mosaic of habitats over the entire <br /> <br />iandscape. Nature, with our limited assistance when required, will ultimately <br /> <br />place species where they can survive. Only by stepping back and viewing the <br /> <br /> <br />larger picture will we be successful. To continue to try to manage on a specie <br /> <br />by specie basis will lead to gridlock over management issues and failure. <br /> <br />Page 7 <br />