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fundamental differences in approach will be irreconcilable in the administrative 

 forum. 



X. THE FOREST SERVICE IS COVERING UP THE IMPACTS OF LOGGING 



ON WILDLIFE. 



In a recent publication entitled "Understanding the Past . . . Designing the Future", the Forest 

 Service asserted that the effects of clearcutting on wildlife would be modest. However, the 

 agency did not report on its own wildlife population projections, included in the FORPLAN 

 computer "benchmarks". The Forest Service wildlife models predict dramatic declines in 

 populations of important "management indicator species." [Please reference enclosed graphs] 



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