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or administrative plan is not too narrow in application. For 

 example, conservation of caribou and mountain sheep could 

 well be combined with a system of wilderness areas, selected so 

 as not to encroach on agricultural land. These two purposes go 

 very well together. 



Above all, in planning for Alaska's big game, personnel should 

 be called on who are competent to evaluate the emerging human 

 needs. 



I would repeat, that Alaska today has a unique opportunity 

 to study the mistakes and disasters that have occurred in the 

 more settled parts of our country. Alaska has the opportunity 

 to offer leadership in wildlife management on a scientific basis, 

 leadership in land use planning that will contribute most to the 

 satisfactions we are all striving for. 



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