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<br />-, - .. . <br />---_...;........._~,..;~"._. -.-........-.- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />00235] <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />APPENDIX 4 <br />Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br />Pa~e 11. Para~raoh 1. A footnote was added to this section and Appendix <br />1 to reflect that this information was based solely on Service summary <br />information for the lO-year time period. As such, we did not attempt to <br />validate the existence or extinction of these listed species but relied <br />solely on the information provided by the Service, which did not contain <br />specific dates of extinction. However, use of the data was intended to <br />demonstrate that the Service's attempts to afford protection to all <br />species within its limited resources is simply not feasible, which could <br />result in some species becoming extinct while waiting for protection <br />under the Act. <br /> <br />Pa~e 12 Para"raoh 3. We recognize that the states already <br />information to assist the Service in listing species; however, we <br />that the Service could pursue increased state cooperation <br />alternative to Federal listing. <br /> <br />provide <br />believe <br />as an <br /> <br />B. RECOVERY OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES <br /> <br />Pa"e 15. Para"raoh 1. We cited the "lack of adequate funding to meet the <br />needs of the species for which recovery plans already ex.ist" as a cause <br />of the problem in the report. We also recognized the Service's progress <br />in developing recovery plans but believe that increased effort is <br />necessary to comply with the Act's mandates. <br /> <br />In regard to the American Alligator and Eastern Brown Pelican, we noted <br />that neither of these species was recovered on the basis of the <br />systematic completion of its recovery plan nor have they been delisted. <br />The General Accounting Office. in its 1988 report titled "Endangered <br />Species: Management Improvements Could Enhance Recovery Program," made <br />the following statement: <br /> <br />Moreover, the brown pelican has recovered only in the <br />southeastern United States and remains endangered throughout <br />the remainder of its historic range. Further, its recovery <br />success in the Southeast may have been due more to the <br />nationwide ban of DDT than to specific FWS recovery efforts. <br />On the other hand, the American alligator owes its recovery <br />primarily to recovery efforts, specifically, the vigorous state <br />and federal crackdown on poaching. <br /> <br />G. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION <br /> <br />Pa~e 21 Para2raoh 2. The Service's comments seem to reinforce our point <br />that it does not track its actual costs by major subactivities within the <br />endangered species program. As such, the Service cannot readily <br />determine whether resources are spent effectively. We believe that <br />without this basic management information, management direction and <br />oversight are hampered. <br /> <br />36 <br />