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<br /> <br />criteria, which was then evaluated by the KAS working group, This criteria was used to <br />evaluate over 135 sites, in Grand Canyon, Upper Kanab Canyon, the Haulapai <br />. Reservatio~ and off Mogollon Rim, AZ, to detennine if additional populations were <br />~liSf~ 13 .(,,1' I',u"""d if suitable habitat for reintroduction could be identified, <br />Proceedures which comply with AGF's 12-step process and permits to be issued by the <br />FWS are being pursued toward the goal of establishing the second population, <br /> <br />. 3, A separate study is ongoing at Northern Arizona University which is propagating the <br />host plant species and culturing KAS for Research prc5poUJ,;, Ability to propagate the <br />host plant may be useful in enhancing potential introduction sites, <br /> <br />. 4. Based upon a recognition that a secure area, with a reliable water source, the proper <br />micro climate, and easy access was needed to test information previously collected from a <br />N AU study in an indoor setting prior to reintroducing or introducing a second population, <br />the roof of Glen Canyon Dam was selected as a sight for this work, Reclamation has <br />received a request from the GCMRC/NAU for use of the area, and the project is moving <br />forward, <br /> <br />5, The Phoenix Zoo has agreed to house a population ofKAS and a suitable location has <br />been selected, The habitat for this population is being prepared and should be ready for <br />occupancy in November, 1997, <br /> <br />6, A contingency protocol has been developed through the KAS working group out1ining <br />procedures and chain of communication for salvaging snails from Vaseys Paradise should <br />hydrologic conditions or management actions threaten to take snails, <br /> <br />~: Funding for these efforts has been provided through FWS Section 6 funds, AGF <br />provided funds to match the Section 6 funds, appropriated Reclamation funds <br />programmed for recovery activities, and the CUP CA Services in kind have been <br />provided by NPS, and BLM and the Phoenix Zoo is covering all their own expenses, <br /> <br />Effects of tbe Proposed Actioa oa Kaaab Ambenaail <br /> <br />Dr, Larry Stevens of the GCMRC estimated the proposed flow would result in a take of <br />approximately 200 to 300 individuals, or about 2% of the current population as reported to the <br />KAS working group meeting. Mr,leffSorenson returned from a site visit to Vaseys Paradise on <br />October 6, 1997 and reported to Dr, Dennis Kubly of the AGF department that the vegetation and <br />snails are recolonizing scoured areas and estimated this number may be slightly larger, <br /> <br />Considering KAS will be taken during the proposed Fall Test flow, this action may affect the <br />endangered KAS, <br /> <br />9 <br />