"In a report analyzing the economics of protecting a threatened fish in the Pacific Northwest, the Bush administration this month deleted all references to possible monetary benefits" from conservation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [3] report included the estimated habitat protection cost - $230 to $300 million over 10 years - but omitted "55 pages that detailed the benefits of protecting bull trout." The benefits, according to a consulting firm, would include "revenue from sport fishing, reduced drinking water costs and increased water for irrigation farmers," totaling some $215 million over 20 to 30 years. A Fish and Wildlife Service official said the benefits analysis was deleted because "it did not conform to analytical standards [4]."