The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-08/32.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 30 COM 7B.28, adopted at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006),
3. Acknowledges progress in implementing the New World Mining District Response and Restoration project, restoring the roads within the guidelines of the National Environment Policy Act, and in implementing water quality improvement measures;
4. Requests the State Party to continue to address the threats identified in this and previous reports in particular:
a) accelerate the adaptive management changes under the Bison management plan, including:
i) carry out a risk analysis for disease transmission from bison to cattle and include other ungulates by including a review of scientific knowledge on disease transmission, bison behaviour and genetics, and seasonal factors;
ii) consider changing cattle management practices so that bison can migrate naturally, and;
iii) promote and enhance stakeholders' participation and accountability and transparency on the implementation of this plan.
b) increase efforts to understand the causes for the slow recovery of the cutthroat trout;
i) carry out a scientific review of the programme to remove the lake trout invasive species;
ii) investigate the effects of reduced lake levels and drought on the cutthroat trout and consider the potential role of climate change in further affecting the recovery of this species;
c) assess the risk to grizzly bears from declining whitebark pine and investigate the severity of bark pine beetle infestation and the role of changing temperatures;
5. Notes the continued pressures from high visitor use and calls on the State Party to:
a) implement a sustainability programme to reduce the impacts of visitation and parks operations to ensure that the Outstanding Universal Value of the property can be transmitted to future generations;
b) continue assessing visitor numbers and the effects of visitor use on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
c) continue assessing winter visitation and the effects from snowmobiles;
6. Requests the State Party to invite a joint World Heritage Centre / IUCN Reactive Monitoring mission in 2011 to review progress in implementing the recommendations of the World Heritage Committee;
7. Also requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2010, a detailed report on the state of conservation of the property and on progress made in addressing the different issues above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session in 2010.