Absolutely. I think the fear on some people's part is that the conservation agreement would somehow mean that you're not fulfilling the protection of the species.
From my limited experience with the industry associations, I don't think that's their intent. Their intent is to continue to do the work to protect the species at risk, but to find some place to say they're already doing all this work so where do they get some form of credit for it, and can it potentially affect the permit so that they can continue to operate? I mean, you're going to continue to have a hole in the ground in Sudbury, and the peregrine falcon is going to continue to go to the cliff face, so we have to figure out a way to protect the peregrine and not create huge economic problems for the workers in Sudbury.
In the end, this comes down to a clash of values: the value that you place on the industrial activity and the value you place on the species at risk. Most people would say that there's probably a way, if we're creative, to figure out a way to do both.