tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post7797488553300115623..comments2024-03-28T10:29:29.176-06:00Comments on THE WESTERNER: Interior Secretary Zinke signs order prioritizing big game migration corridorsFrank DuBoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078935296275462544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post-45984249329837861722018-02-11T21:42:18.594-07:002018-02-11T21:42:18.594-07:00The EO seems mostly positive but it has an underto...The EO seems mostly positive but it has an undertone of some old political concepts that haven't been in front of us for a while. The wildlife corridor idea has been around a long time and was not intended to benefit people 20 years ago. <br /><br />Dr. Michael Coffman of Bangor Maine drew a graphic illustration of the proposed wildlife corridors in the mid-1990s all of which connected wilderness areas and limited human occupation. Coffman presented his map to the U.S. Senate and Coffman's testimony with his map was central to stopping the Convention on Biological Diversity in the 1990s.<br /><br />Treaties established under United Nations efforts drove most of the politicians to think that Agenda 21, sustainable development, the International Council for Local Environmental Initiative (ICLEI), and of course the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) were the best thing since sliced bread. Those are just a few of the efforts which were designed and initiated to reorganize human society throughout the world but especially in parts of the world like ours which still respects national sovereignty.<br /><br />Fortunately President Trump has already clearly stated that the U.S. is not going to support U.N. efforts of that sort in his administration so I hope that means that the Secretary's EO cannot be hijacked into the social engineering of those U.N. treaties. It was encouraging to see that the EO did not list those treaties as authority for the big game corridors but two of the agencies with the closest ties to various treaties are the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the USGS and they may need close supervision.<br /><br />Floydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post-54026576698621612862018-02-10T19:34:53.023-07:002018-02-10T19:34:53.023-07:00In California, the gas tax is going to be used, in...In California, the gas tax is going to be used, in part, for the development of wildlife corridors.... partnering with Caltrans ...a state dept. that's suppose to build & maintain California's highways. Thanks to SB 1.<br /><br />The new gas tax will also allow them to purchase land, and thanks to SB 50... the state will give itself rights of first refusal to buy... or arrange for another entity to buy... any federal land that comes up for grabs.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post-80587803220501504682018-02-10T19:01:59.225-07:002018-02-10T19:01:59.225-07:00Defund all wolf programs if you want to help our w...Defund all wolf programs if you want to help our wildlfe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617968154131137940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post-85682214072521773022018-02-10T19:01:57.878-07:002018-02-10T19:01:57.878-07:00In California, the gas tax is going to be used, in...In California, the gas tax is going to be used, in part, for the development of wildlife corridors.... partnering with Caltrans ...a state dept. that's suppose to build & maintain California's highways. Thanks to SB 1.<br /><br />The new gas tax will also allow them to purchase land, and thanks to SB 50... the state will give itself rights of first refusal to buy... or arrange for another entity to buy... any federal land that comes up for grabs.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com