It's time rewrite the rules for endangered animals

I never thought I would hear myself say this, much less write it, but the Endangered Species Act needs an overhaul. It's not working as intended and shows no signs of improving. I'm not saying scrap it completely, but it's definitely time to reboot it. If it were a computer, it would crash doing simple math. EXHIBIT A: GRAY WOLF Idaho's wolf population has steadily grown since the predators were reintroduced and has far exceeded minimum recovery goals. Even after successful hunts in Idaho and Montana last year the population is about the same. But a judge ruled the animals are endangered according to the Endangered Species Act. There's plenty of blame to go around on that one. But when the wolf population is above recovery goals, still growing and migrating to other states yet still considered endangered, the act is clearly broken. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation came to the same conclusion...more