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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P><SPAN>The Conservation Portfolio borrows its approach from financial planning theory by recognizing diverse portfolios can minimize investment losses and maximize returns. The Conservation Portfolio takes inventory of the elements of diversity within a species’ range and identifies essential and missing elements, which, if conserved, can help ensure a species’ persistence. A diverse Conservation Portfolio for native trout spreads the risk of loss across a variety of habitats and populations by including at least some proportion of the life history, habitat, and genetic diversity that has allowed these fishes to succeed and persist over time despite disturbances and changes to their environment. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Trout Unlimited applied the Conservation Portfolio approach to help identify strategic conservation opportunities and evaluate potential projects within the range of Eastern brook trout.</SPAN></P></DIV> |