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GOP tried to roll back the Endangered Species Act

Is rolling back these parts of the ESA a good idea?

  • Yes

    Votes: 2 11.8%

  • No

    Votes: 15 88.2%
  • Total voters
    17
Mister Emu

Mister Emu

Emu Extraordinaire
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Premium Member
leibowde84 said:
mandate that agencies supply affected states with all the data they plan to use in determining whether to list a species as endangered or threatened.
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That seems entirely reasonable.

leibowde84 said:
eliminate ESA protections for nonnative species
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This is give or take.

Shadow Wolf said:
"Just better to just never deliberately do it." sort of bad.
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I'd be stronger on it; just better to put safeguards, as much as feasibly possible, to ensure it doesn't happen deliberately or accidentally; and possibly severe punishment for failure to follow the law.
 
Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
Mister Emu said:
I'd be stronger on it; just better to put safeguards, as much as feasibly possible, to ensure it doesn't happen deliberately or accidentally; and possibly severe punishment for failure to follow the law.
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The only part I object to is the accidental part, There are many pest species that are incredibly easy to accidentally carry and introduce to a new environment.
 
Silverscale derg

Silverscale derg

Active Member
leibowde84 said:
GOP-Led Attack Aims To Chip Away At Endangered Species Act

I know ... it's the huffington post. Not exactly unbiased, but this is a dangerous road that could potentially destroy the progress made by the ESA in lessening human impact on the environment. It is a complete surrender to business interests and a move towards ignoring the harm certain businesses can do to the environment.

"Among other things, the bills would require that federal agencies consider the economic effects before granting protection for a species, eliminate ESA protections for nonnative species and mandate that agencies supply affected states with all the data they plan to use in determining whether to list a species as endangered or threatened."

What are your thoughts?
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If the species are not native *cough cough* humans then sure no more protection for them...but if it's any other creature regardless if it's an "invasive" one in which I've heard the statement "humans aren't invasive they're just successful" to which I agree, iguanas aren't invasive to Florida, they're just successful, so are the Canadian wolves that hunters hate.
 
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