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<br />~' v., J. II 410.1 <br /> <br />................ <br /> <br />...v.v .,vv <br /> <br />o ()2 4! cr v.. -..- v. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />u-v <br /> <br />"Cl "VoLl V".. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Interior Secretary Is Pushing <br />A New Way to Save Species <br /> <br />BV WILLIAM K. STEVENS <br /> <br />TD hOkd off connlCl over endan- <br />Rcrcd 1pc-c1C"S', (nterlor Sec~t.af)' <br />Bruce Babbju Is prcpilrinj 11 mil~ <br />Jar pJlicy ,hlh 1Illl\~ In',Griel' De- <br />pMlmelll'S (CII::Llll' on wildlife pro- <br />ICl:llcn. <br />H. hop.. Ulave" whal "" ""II. <br />l'nl!ltlona.1 lrbll1 Wl"(lek,s" in dJ$- <br />PUI..liIle the one ever 111. qJo"ed <br />ewl in lhlI Pacilic Nenh....1 by <br />ovcidil1ll hlvlne Ullmpc~ emer. <br />gency measure' to procCCI. Aud. <br />dl!lnly tn6~nGered specio~ In- <br />,tud. he s:tc:kJ. CI policy b.1.S~ OIl <br />preYWlljve me8aUre8 La Jnsurf: <br />IOl1i..c.crm protection of whole eco.- <br />:iY:itemlillnd alll.he1r InhabitAnts. <br />"We n<<:d Ie ."'p bock Ind Ioo~ <br />al the entire ecosystem .Qnd ask, <br />'15 It pass,lble 10 lntfrVene berore <br />the cri.f.?,,, Mr. B.bbltt t..~lltd <br />yesterday berore Lhe Ho~e NQlU- <br />nl RcSOUrC6l> Committee In <br />Waihinglon. <br /> <br />Ne&OulIlcd SeUlemenu <br /> <br />J n iln In lervlew last. week. he <br />declartd his Inten_ \0 try IQ <br />devtse pl~ns lhul would Ilop lhu <br />decline ef 'jljlci.. bola... il be- <br />c.:lme noctlI.ary 10 II" lhem as <br />lIIroalened or tndan;tTtd. This, <br />he "Id. m\ihl a~d "\he do...... <br />ward splrol of ILsUng. and lhen tho <br />long, contentiouii lee-al proc8.!S <br />\hat "!rIgger..! when Ihe Endun. <br />aered Specie. Act tu"'" hOld." <br />The 'heeryol ,uch on opptoach, <br />whlCll has been bocked by ConseT- <br />v:uton 8rouPS, is that both COMer. <br />volion and bu.ln... CAlI be belter <br />served by neiodated letllel'l'l~nL:l <br />(hat pLan 01<:- rULUre of on enLlre <br />cc~ys~m bdorc :1ny imlivlduaJ <br /> <br />sPCCl08 ant C!lndange~. <br />TheI'C 19 lTIQrO 1e'e'Nay tor Com. <br />prorn15e under [his view Ih~n <br />whl:n an nrea l!i severely de:~r<!d- <br />(or;! ~mJ options ror protectlt\e <br />Ihrc:l.I<\ncd lipccics shrink. <br /> <br />Nature Con:iiorvancy Plan <br /> <br />Similar ApprOolches have baen <br />Lfic(l with reasonable 6UCces8. In <br />onol lhe Nalure COnJIarvancy. an <br />envlrcnm",,~1 group. ho. bro- <br />korod It plan In Ute htn CQUOlrj <br />aUISol,de ^u5lin, TliIK.! Lo protect <br />cculo,kl1l1y heaUhy arcll3 witHe <br />allOW-in" deve:lcpmcnl 10 proceed <br />arol1n(l Uiem. <br /> <br />$Qmt:'dalrtruc\lon of habltaltty <br />developers l!!i to be alh:n"'ed, wIth <br />tho maSl tmpllrUl.nt .:m~a5 fe- <br />iCrved for WildHro. In 'OMe: cases' <br />developers' land is purch.:!.sed In a <br />.!.wa(J ngrQOment that JClS them <br />buIld olscwhcreJn [he county. The <br />lnrgor Slralcgy i~ lO aCCQmmo- <br />do(~ bath the ecoloEY and the <br />oconomy or lJ1e emjr'e region. <br /> <br />I/Ir. B.bbltll~ld Congl'll". hew. <br />ovar.lhIlllllU&h\ LC be pas&jble LC <br />dovJre ebn5ervallQn plans lbat <br />mainly offoel pubUc lands "'ther <br />lh~n privol'lo 0lU\S. <br /> <br />rr ~5YSlemJ are to bt: the to. <br />cu~ or Federal c.on:5erva.tlon poli. <br />cy, Mr. BabblLt said. a nallonal <br />iCicl'1Utic .us:c",nQ1lt af e~osy"~ <br />tom he.llh - 0 map. os II were. 01 <br />Ihe! n~twn'8 bjalos,JcaJ diversit.y_ <br />I. requIred Ul .pol problem. be- <br />ror'~ ,hey gel OUt 01 hand. <br />A5 \hinEs :illand naYJ, lht S~cre. <br /> <br />COIU/nued on f'ag. M3, Column I <br />rJl/e,r <br /> <br />(---- <br />I:Jw l( at k . \ ,,~e~ <br />- ~ <br /> <br />z p ('1~ cr~ <br /> <br />~1- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />FEd 1 7 1993 <br /> <br />'"' FiSt-.'::':. W;'Q;'i=.- <br />EvOLOG'" '. .,. ~ <br />'''Me SERVICES <br />