Much has been reported about congressional action to delay the listing decision on the greater sage grouse. Folded into the 2015 federal spending bill was a rider prohibiting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from working on rules related to a sage grouse listing under the Endangered Species Act. Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the provision would have no effect on an ongoing effort to manage sage-grouse habitat, and as a wildlife biologist who has studied grouse and other game birds, I support Jewell’s commitment to carry on as promised.
Specifically, I think the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must use the best-available science to complete its 14 remaining land-use plans that aim to conserve sage grouse habitat while balancing the need for multiple uses of our federal public lands.
Inaction or delaying the completion and implementation of the BLM plans could further compromise not only the sage grouse, but also the many species that make this landscape their home.
You get the drift. The health of the sage grouse is dependent on a government plan, or put another way, BLM's ObamaCare for Birds. If that's the case then say bye bye to the birdies.
With Blue Cross Blue Shield for Birds they might have a chance. But a government plan? Might as well grind 'em up and feed 'em to the Wild Horses & Burros who already have a government plan of their own.
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