CHAPTER 3: ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING THE PREFERRED 63 



Introduction 63 



Alternatives Selected for Analysis 64 



Alternatives Identified during Scoping but not Considered in the EIS 65 



Description of the Alternatives Considered 65 



Alternative 1. No Action 65 



Implementation of this Alternative 66 



How Does this Address the Major Issues? 66 



Alternative 2. Updated Council, FWP Preferred 69 



Implementation of this Alternative 69 



How Does this Address the Major Issues? 70 



Alternative 3. Additional Wolf 87 



Implementation of this Alternative 87 



How does this Address the Major Issues? 88 



Alternative 4. Minimum Wolf 90 



Implementation of this Alternative 90 



How Does this Address the Major Issues? 90 



Alternative 5. Contingency 95 



Implementation of this Alternative 96 



How does this address the major issues? 96 



CHAPTER 4: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES 107 



Introduction 107 



Methods Used to Estimate Some of the Environmental Consequences 107 



Wolf Numbers and Distribution 107 



Prey Populations and Hunter Opportunity 108 



Economics 109 



Alternative 1. No Action 1 1 1 



Biological Environment 112 



Human Environment 1 13 



Economics/Livelihoods 114 



FWP Fiscal Impacts 1 19 



Administration, Funding, and Legal Status 120 



Physical Environment 120 



Short Term, Long Term, and Cumulative Effects 122 



Mitigation 122 



Irretrievable Commitments 122 



Alternative 2. Updated Council, FWP Preferred 123 



Biological Environment 123 



Human Environment 125 



Economics/Livelihoods 126 



FWP Fiscal Impacts 128 



Administration, Funding, and Legal Status 129 



Physical Environment 130 



Short Term, Long Term, and Cumulative Effects 130 



Mitigation 130 



Irretrievable Commitments 131 



Alternative 3. Additional Wolf 131 



Biological Environment 131 



Human Environment 132 



Economics/Livelihoods 132 



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