Grizzly Bear
Recovery in the
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Final Environmental
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GRIZZLY BEAR
RECOVERY
IN THE
BITTERROOT
ECOSYSTEM
Scope of This Document
This document covers the actions of the US. Fish and Wildlife Service and cooperating agencies in evaluating
alternatives to recover the grizzly bear in the BE of Idaho and Montana. The actions eya/uated In this
document involve the listed grizzly bear and relate to act;ons involving grizzly bears and the man~gement of
these grizzly bears. Actions involving allocation of public resources such as timber, mining, road building,
or grazing on National Forest lands and State lands are not implementab/e through a Record of Decision
signed by the US. Fish and Wildlife Service. Decision documents involving allocation of these resources on
National Forest and State lands are the legal responsibility of the USDA Fo