by Andrew Follett
Scientific studies on rare or endangered species may accidentally
help poachers kill them, a commentary published Friday by Australian
National University concluded. The authors argued
publishing studies with the locations of rare species could drive them
to extinction by making it easy for poachers to find them. The authors
called on researchers to adopt a policy of strategic “self-censorship”
to shield the animals and plants they study...more
And here is the scary part:
Many species are likely targets for poachers, so the study suggests sharing detailed information about where the species is found only with
government agencies, while hiding it from the public.
Can you imagine what the Forest Service, BLM, etc. would do with this? Only they would have info on, say, critical habitat, while "hiding" it from individual landowners or the general public.
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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