Evolution of a cooperative recovery program for endangered fishes in the upper Colorado River Basin, in: Battle against extinction
Citation
J Hamill, and Richard S Wydoski, Evolution of a cooperative recovery program for endangered fishes in the upper Colorado River Basin, in: Battle against extinction: .
Summary
Includes a brief history of human development of the arid Colorado River drainage, plus an outline of projected needs for an ever-expanding human population. The first legal protection for most native nongame fishes and their natural habitats in the 1960s was followed by a surge of research. This led in the 1970s to the formal Colorado River Fish Project. Conflict between water development and endangered fishes continued, however, stimulating the initiation of a special project to find an administrative solu- tion to the problem. This process ended in formation of a fifteen-year Recovery Implementation Program to coordi- nate federal, state, and private actions to conserve rare fishes in a manner thought compatible with existing states' [...]
Summary
Includes a brief history of human development of the arid Colorado River drainage, plus an outline of projected needs for an ever-expanding human population. The first legal protection for most native nongame fishes and their natural habitats in the 1960s was followed by a surge of research. This led in the 1970s to the formal Colorado River Fish Project. Conflict between water development and endangered fishes continued, however, stimulating the initiation of a special project to find an administrative solu- tion to the problem. This process ended in formation of a fifteen-year Recovery Implementation Program to coordi- nate federal, state, and private actions to conserve rare fishes in a manner thought compatible with existing states' water rights as well as interstate pacts and agreements that guide water allocation, development, and management.
Published in Battle Against Extinction, volume 63, issue 1, on pages 123 - 139, in 1991.
