Audubon Alert!
In it’s final few months in office, the Bush Administration has launched an attack on the Endangered Species Act, our most important wildlife law. The Department of Interior has proposed changes to Endangered Species Act regulations that, if enacted, will gut the regulatory process that protects listed species like Whooping Cranes, Piping Plovers, and Roseate Terns.
Send a letter to the Department of Interior, urging them to abandon this misguided plan.
The Endangered Species Act currently requires federal agencies to consult with wildlife biologists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service (depending on the species) before undertaking a project that “may affect” an endangered species. The new proposed rule would greatly limit the circumstances requiring these vitally important consultations, allowing federal agencies to determine on their own if their proposed actions would harm a species, without having to consult with federal biologists who have expert knowledge of the species.
Please help us defend the Endangered Species Act from this latest attack. These proposed sweeping changes will seriously hamper the Act’s ability to provide a much needed safety net for our most imperiled wildlife. Your comments are a critical part of the public record in support of our premier wildlife law and we must not be silent. But, the deadline for public comment is September 15th.
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Thank you for posting, I just sent off a letter from your link. I hope our new president will be more supportive of our environment.
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Thanks for your support. I’m sure whoever is elected will give us more environmental support than the current administration