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<br />"".--.- <br /> <br />-, <br /> <br />the general public thought endangered fish have a right to live in the river basin if they can be <br />recovered. That opinion was expressed by 98 percent of the environmentalists, 95 percent of both the <br />anglers and general public and 88 percent of elected officials. <br />Just 29 percent of those surveyed said the existence of endangered fish was not important to <br />them, while 76 percent thought it was valuable to have self-sustaining populations of the fish. <br />Monetary issues were not overly significant to those surveyed. Fifty-one percent disagreed with <br />the statement, "Given the economic problems facing our country, it makes little sense to spend money <br />on programs to help save endangered fish." <br />The support for recovery efforts may indicate the importance the public places on a sound <br />environment, Hamill said. <br />"Actions that we take to recover the fish have implications for water quality and water <br />quantity," he said. "In the long-run, helping to recover endangered fish will benefit other wildlife <br />species as well as people." <br /> <br />-30- <br /> <br />412R 10/9/95 mr <br /> <br />',;'(.. <br />