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3. Other nations: No recommendations. 



4. International: No recommendations. 



14. Recommended critical habitat: The complete status of 

 Cirsium lonqistylum is not yet known. Thus, critical 

 habitat is not being recommended at this time. 



15. Conservation/recovery recommendations. 



A. General conservation recommendations. 



1. Recommendations regarding present or 

 anticipated activities: None. 



2. Areas recommended for protection: No 



recommendations are being made at this time. 



3. Habitat management recommendations: No 

 recommendations are being made at this time. 



4. Publicity sensitivity: Low. 



5. Other recommendations: None. 



B. Monitoring activities and research needs: Three 

 demographic monitoring plots were established in 

 populations in 1990. Results to date are found 

 within the body of the text of this report, p. 18, 

 with methods and raw data located in Appendix B, pp. 

 78-91. These studies should be continued for at 

 least 3 years. Complete specimen collections are 

 needed for review by experts to enable them to 

 better determine the taxonomic status of this 

 species. 



16. Interested parties: 



Office of Endangered Species 



ATTN: Dr. James Miller 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



P.O. Box 25486 



Denver Federal Center 



Denver, CO 80225 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



ATTN: Dale Harms 



Federal Building, 301 S. Park 



P.O. Box 10023 



Helena, MT 59626 



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