.......to report that the last-minute budget deal agreed to by Congressional leaders on Friday night will strip endangered species protection from gray wolves across most of the Northern Rockies, leaving them at the mercy of states that plan to kill hundreds of them.
This stealth attack on wolves -- which circumvents the will of the courts and good science -- was inserted by Representative Mike Simpson (R, ID) and Senator Jon Tester (D, MT). It was approved by the leadership of both the House and the Senate, and it was okayed by the White House.
It is a shameful day for this nation when both parties unite behind the slaughter of an endangered species -- without public hearing or debate.
And there is another victim here as well: the Endangered Species Act.
Congress has never before removed an animal from the endangered species list. By replacing scientific judgment with political calculation, the House and Senate have struck at the very heart of wildlife protection in America.
We have to make sure that the political door is not thrown open to new attacks on other imperiled species.
Contact your Senator and the White House expressing your outrage at this attack on wolves and telling them to keep their hands off the Endangered Species Act.
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When asked, visitors to the national parks say the number one thing they would like while there, is to hear the wolf. Can you imagine it, a few old men have just decided it would be more fun to have them all killed.
Lately, these two political parties have been uniting about many things which are harmful to our nation.
ReplyDeleteThe only time they seem able to come together, eh Whit?
ReplyDeleteI thought a federal judge blocked that last weekend
ReplyDeleteRon
Whit and NAC, my dad always said when they work together it means both of them have their hands in your pocket.
ReplyDeleteSarge, I don't thing so.
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