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<br />000205 <br /> <br />6. Habitat preservation: <br />· Scientists often make subjective decisions to preserve possible habitat for a species, <br />hoping that in the very distant future the land might possibly be used by a species if it <br />can expand its numbers greatly. <br />· Scientists make subjective decisions whether to include the habitat of a small <br />atypically located individual of the species along with the habitats of the large core <br />p6pulations of a species. <br />· The "Ecosystem Approach to Fish & Wildlife Conservation" (March 1994) allows <br />the USFWS to expand their scope to address ecosystem conservation for species and <br />was created through regulation, not law. <br /> <br />7. Recovery Plans <br />· Inadequate scientific data can produce unreliable recovery plans. <br />· Inadequate funds are provided federally for developing the recovery plans. <br />· Recovery plans under the ESA are for guidance purposes only and do not have the <br />force of law (Fund for Animals v. Rice). <br />· Content of recovery plans under ESA is discretionary; all that is required in recovery <br />plans is identification of management actions necessary to achieve the plan's goals <br />for conservation and strrvival of species (Strahan v. Linnon). <br />. De-listing consideration must be budgeted and funded prior to consideration. De- <br />listing must confirm that the five listing factors are no longer threats. The five <br />factors include "present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of <br />species' habitat or range" and "other natural or man-made factors affecting the <br />continued existence of the species". <br /> <br />CPRMarketing 8-99111 <br />