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Show in the master plan, and perhaps exchange agreements worked out. The management of the game range to include both domestic and wildlife can also serve to demonstrate to land managers of the private sector, the state lands, and the BLM, the carrying capacities of wildlife that can be compatible and allowed on those lands. After all there are many more acres of those types of lands where wildlife can be better provided for and managed than they are now. A demonstration area would serve as further guidance to those managers. If ranchers will not be permitted to graze significant numbers of livestock on the game range there will continue to be antagonistic feelings among range lands. If the game range plan does not provide for joint use there will result a detrimental situation to both wildlife and livestock interests. We strongly recommend that the FWS planning teata utilize the advice and counsel of their steering committee and of the refuge manager advisory committee, We would strongly recommend that inasmuch as livestock interests are on the one side and wildlife interests on the other side, that the refuge advisory committee include a balanced number of livestock interests. We would recommend a rancher from the east and west and central area of the game range be represented. As a further consideration the planning of the game range should be correlated with local governments such as county land use plans, conservation district plans, and state grazing district plans. Ensure that the entire qualifying defacto wilderness resource is identified prior to any development which would preclude wilderness designation. There should be no game range boundary fencing under any circumstances. The CMR is an intimate part of surrounding lands, regardless of arbitrary administrative boundaries. Grazing allotments must take into consideration increases in wildlife population and allow for such increases. The CMR was not established to provide grazing but to make available public benefits that are associated with wildlife. Re-introduce expatriated wildlife such as grizzly, wolf, and buffalo and protect endangered species such as the black-footed ferret. SUMMARY OF MISSION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FROM ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS MISSION OF THE CM. RUSSELL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. Manage the area according to principles of multiple use, with the least economic disruption of the wildlife refuge and adjoining areas. Manage the area as provided in existing legislation. Manage the area for the benefit of the most people, with all interests recognized Provide for the welfare in perpetuity of resident wildlife, while retaining management options to reintroduce expatriated species in their native environment . Provide, preserve, restore and manage the CMR for the optimum wildlife benefit, _4_ |
