By J. Bishop Grewell Thwarted By Regulation David Cameron is a
third-generation Montana rancher. A lanky, middle-aged man with
a genial manner, he raises cattle and sheep. Cameron is also a
biologist, recently retired from Montana State University. He
and his family have a long tradition of protecting wildlife.
Elk, deer, mountain lions, and bears inhabit his ranch. A few
years ago Cameron decided to reintroduce a native Montana fish,
the grayling. This fish had thrived when Lewis and Clark passed
through the region but had disappeared in recent years. After
consulting with specialists, he found a suitable stream on his
ranch for bringing back the fish. Then he learned that the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service was considering listing the Montana
grayling as an endangered species under the Endangered Species
Act. "I sadly bowed out," he says. Cameron realized that once he
had an endangered fish on his property, even though he had
reintroduced it, federal officials could change his life. They
might think that his