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Description: The gray wolf population in the western U.S. has reached its numerical and distributional recovery goals. The Service finalized a 10(j) experimental population rule that transfers wolf management authority to the States of Montana and Idaho, including responsibility for wolf monitoring. The Service currently has MOUs with the State of Idaho, State of Montana and the Nez Perce Tribe to monitor and manage wolves. Montana and Idaho have Service-accepted state wolf management plans for wolves which include monitoring. Monitoring must continue to document the population status of the wolf. The proposed funds would be used, under the authority of the ESA, for salaries for State wolf management personnel and for equipment, such as radio collars, traps, and aircraft flight time. Subsequently included in FY 2008 Request.
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300 N. 6th Street, Ste. 101
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Citation
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Source:
Appropriations Report Language - Conference
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Reference:
S.R. 108-341
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Citation Excerpt: The Committee recommends $65,877,000 for the recovery program, an increase of $7,723,000 above the budget request. Increases above the request are $982,000 to restore funding for the Platte River recovery project, $691,000 to restore funds for the Upper Colorado River fish recovery project, $2,000,000 for Atlantic salmon recovery activities administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, $500,000 for Lahontan cutthroat trout, $350,000 for freshwater mussel recovery at White Sulphur Springs NFH, $2,000,000 for work on eider and sea otter recovery at the Alaska SeaLife Center, and $1,200,000 for wolf recovery efforts. Of the additional funds provided for wolf recovery, $730,000 is for the Idaho Office of Species Conservation, $100,000 is for the Fish and Wildlife Service's Snake River Basin Office pursuant to a memorandum of agreement between the Nez Perce Tribe and the State of Idaho, $50,000 above the request is provided for the Nez Perce Tribe for a total of $348,000, and $320,000 is for wolf monitoring and related activities by the State of Montana.
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