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| 1992
FWOC RESOLUTION #14 |
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_GRIZZLY BEAR RECOVERY_
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| The grizzly bear was
listed as a threatened species in 48 states in 1975. In 1982 the
Fish and Wildlife Service issued its original Recovery Plan which was
revised in 1990. The present (revised) plan is supposed to help
land management agencies to manage grizzly bears and the remaining
habitat so that the species can recover in the lower forty-eight states. |
| The 1990 revision of the
plan allows virtually uncontrolled destruction of habitat by continuing
road building, timber harvesting, oil and gas drilling activities and
subdivisions. |
| This revised plan covers
the Greater Yellowstone Northern Continental Divide, Cabinet-Yaak and
Selkirk Mountains. It also states that recovery will be pursued
in the North Cascades and the Selway Bitterroots. |
| Bear population targets
are set too low to obtain a minimum target population of 2,000
animals. The revised plan allows "6%" human-caused mortality. |
| The Federation of
Western
Outdoor Clubs recommends: (1) that human-caused mortality be set
at zero. (2) that fewer roads be built next to National Parks and
wilderness areas. (3) that recovery zone lines be drawn on bear
use areas instead of political boundaries. (4) that "Linkage
Zones" (which are travel corridors) be designated and maintained
between existing grizzly bear ecosystems. (5) that known
scientific knowledge override political decisions. (6) that the
1990 revision to the 1975 Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan be revised to
incorporate the above recommendations. |
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