• It is in the interest of involved states to optimize their authority and 

 flexibility to manage human use restrictions. 



• It is in the interest of grizzly bears to have adequate habitat and to be 

 managed for their long-term sustainability. 



Initial Ideas Toward Recommendations 



• Inside the PCA, management flexibility should be provided for people 

 living, working and recreating while still satisfying the recovery 

 objectives for grizzly bear populations and habitat. Monitoring is critical 

 to reducing the level of restriction. 



• Outside the PCA, human uses would best be served by management guidelines 

 developed by the states. Grizzly moralities should only be counted inside 



the PCA. 



Cost, budget and funding 



Issue Statement 



It is critical to determine how the Conservation Strategy will be 

 funded both in the short and long term. 



Guiding Principles 



• This should/cannot be an unfiinded mandate, but rather a shared 

 responsibility. 



• The funding burden should not fall unfairly on licensed/permitted 



users (hunters/anglers, landowners, commercial interests, local communities) 

 of public lands. 



• The level of federal funding should be determined based on the part 

 grizzly bear management plays in the whole ESA program. 



• Entities who pay for grizzly bear management should have some 

 involvement in decisions related to management strategies. 



Interests/Needs 



• It is in the interest of commercial users to not bear the financial burden 

 of grizzly bear management. 



• It is in the interest of communities and counties to not bear the 



financial burden of grizzly bear management nor have other economic elements 

 affected negatively. 



• It is in the interest of conservation groups to have adequate funding 

 available to support long term sustainability of the grizzly bear, 

 particularly if it is de-listed. 



• It is in the interest of the general public to have grizzly bear 

 management funded for the long term sustainability of the grizzly bear. 



Initial Ideas Toward Recommendations 



• Total federal funding. 



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