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Office of Species Conservation defends role, warns merger and staff cuts would thin capacity
Summary
Office of Species Conservation administrators told lawmakers OSC has 16 staff, administers federal and trustee funds (often passed to Fish and Game for implementation), and warned that proposed mergers or personnel reductions could weaken species conservation and ESA work.
Janica Bisharat of Legislative Services shifted the hearing to the Office of Species Conservation (OSC) and said OSC's presentation and slides are in the committee's shared drive.
Mike Edmondson, administrator of OSC, described the office as a technical, policy and legal adviser for species that are listed or could be listed under the Endangered Species Act. "For all species in the state of Idaho, the Department of Fish and Game manages those species," Edmondson said, "our office is your technical policy and legal advisor for everything pertaining to…
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