2. Areas recommended for protection--al 1 areas of critical 

 habitat; see 14-A. 



3. Habitat management recommendations--See sections 12-B and 15-3. 



4. Public sensitiv1ty--See Section 14-D. 



B. Monitoring activities and further studies recommended--Studies 

 should be initiated to determine the identity and ecology of the 

 insect(s) responsible for the destruction of the inflorescences of 

 Astragalus scaphoides . The degree to which grazing by livestock 

 and wildlife are responsible for inflorescence removal should also 

 be determined. Population monitoring studies should be initiated 

 to determine if current reproductive output is sufficient to 

 maintain population levels. Continue searching for large viable 

 populations of A. scaphoides , particularly in the following areas: 

 southeast of Bannack, MT, southeast of Tendoy, 10, and the area 

 around Shoup, ID. Pollination ecology should be examined to 

 determine dependence, if any, on specific species of insects. 

 16. Interested parties: 



Attn: John Spinks 

 Office of Endangered Species 

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 Washington, D.C. 20240 



Attn: Jim Miller 



Office of Endangered Species 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



P.O. Box 25437 



Denver, CO 3225 



John Crawford 



Chief, Wildlife Division 



Div. of Wildlife & Endg. Species 



Bureau of Land Management 



1725 I NW St. - Rm. 903 



Washington, D.C. 20240 



Mr. Rupert Barneby 



The New York Botanical Garden 



Bronx, New York 10453 



Steve Caicco 



Idaho Natural Heritage Prgm. 



Idaho Dept. Fish & Game 



4696 Overland Road, Suite 513 



Boise, ID 33705 



Dr. Douglas Henderson 



Herbarium 



Dept. of Biological Sciences 



Universi ty of Idaho 



Moscow, ID 33343 



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