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NMFS Oregon Beaver Biological Opinion

The NMFS analysis highlighted the importance of beavers in creating excellent fish habitat and demonstrated that beavers have been reduced to only 3-10 percent of their historical populations.  Despite the clear connection between beavers and healthy salmon and steelhead populations, NMFS concludes that Wildlife Services’ beaver killing will not harm twelve species of salmon and steelhead that require protection under the Endangered Species Act because their populations are so imperiled

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