Monday, April 25, 2011

Feds, enviros point fingers over endangered species backlog

Environmental groups and the federal government are blaming each other for the plight of endangered animals. A Tucson-based environmental group is part of an effort to protect more plants and animals. The government says their efforts are actually hurting the process. On this 41st anniversary of the establishment of Earth Day, wildlife that could be on the way to extinction is facing a new threat. It's a backlog of plants and animals waiting to be declared endangered. Two key players are blaming each other. On one hand, the environmentalists want the government to work harder. On the other hand, the government is accusing the environmentalists of clogging the system. In Arizona, there are nearly 60 species waiting to be put on the endangered species list. Each one has to go through a long process. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes the decision on what species make the list. It says the long process is being paralyzed by the piles and piles of new petitions seeking protection for other species that are possibly endangered...more

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

There is no "plight" of endangered species. Only in the mindless science of the concrete walkers who claim to be scientists. A few take the label scientist because they raise a few tomatoes in a can in their back yards.