Interests/Needs 



• It is in the interest of those signing the Conservation Strategy to 

 coordinate their efforts. 



• It is in the interest of the environmental community to have assurance 

 that state agencies listen to more than just hunters. 



• It is in the interest of private property owners to be satisfied that 

 their property rights have been adequately considered. 



• It is in the interest of the hunting community to have state agency 

 funding augmented firom sources other than traditional license dollars until 

 hunting is an active component of state management plans. 



• It is in the interest of local communities and businesses to have 

 assurance that state plans are responsive to their economic future. 



Initial Ideas Toward Recommendations 



• Utilize existing state agency processes to reflect the interest of all 

 concerned parties. 



• Clarify accountability and responsibility among agencies. 



• Establish clear protocol for nuisance bear problems. 



• Integrate the plans of all 3 states through the YGMC. 



• Expand the YGMC to include citizen members from each state. 



• Consider compensation for depredation. 



• Identify suitable grizzly bear habitat outside the PCA and manage 

 populations in those areas while mitigating adverse social and economic 

 consequences (in the same way state manage for other major species). 



• Consider hunting as a reasonable and anticipated management tool. 



• To the extent possible, incorporate state management plans into federal 

 land and resource management decisions. 



• Incorporate education programs to reduce nuisance bear problems. 



Primary Conservation Area boundaries and habitat requirements. 



Issue Statement 



This issues related to a number of questions regarding the size of the Primary 

 Conservation Area (PCA), including: 



• Do the proposed guidelines exceed or underestimate habitat 

 requirements? 



• Are the geographic boundaries within the Conservation Strategy 

 appropriate? 



• Is the 1 mile buffer zone adjusting for habitat realities; should 

 there be better criteria for determining the buffer zone? 



• Will other species (listed, petitioned and/or otherwise) in the 

 PCA have their habitat needs met? 



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