The Trump administration announced Tuesday that a songbird once threatened to the point of near-extinction has rebounded to the point where federal protections are no longer necessary.
The Kirtland’s warbler, officially added to the Endangered Species List in 1967, will be removed from the list of protected species on Nov. 8. Interior Department officials made the announcement at a news conference in Michigan alongside local environmental officials, The Associated Press reported.
“We’ve transitioned from bringing this species out of the emergency room to providing it with long-term stability,” Dan Kennedy, endangered species coordinator for Michigan's Department of Natural Resources told the AP. “The job now is to ensure that this species continues to have a healthy population."
At the species' most-threatened point, just 167 pairs of Kirtland's warbler were counted in the wild. That number has since surged to as many as 2,300 estimated pairs, according to officials...
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That is wonderful news, and most wonderful of all, it only took the gov't 52 YEARS to do it! Just think, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, "W" Bush, Obama & Trump all had a hand in this great accomplishment. Only 52 YEARS and 10 PRESIDENTS and it is done.
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