I know some refuse to see this as ceding power and control of a resource to a group with little over site and instead they would rather paint the rest of us a scare mongering but it seems to me that the public has gone through this before with the spotted owl. As to a plan, they don't need a plan yet. They give you details after you give them control.Flux wrote: Maybe I missed it, but it sure would be nice to see a summary of plan of action to accomplish their protection goals once the areas are established. I did read the generalized statement about logging, grazing, gill netting, etc.
Any and all methods and procedures sounds pretty open-ended.USFW proposal wrote:Conservation, as defined under
section 3 of the Act, means to use and
the use of all methods and procedures
that are necessary to bring an
endangered or threatened species to the
point at which the measures provided
pursuant to the Act are no longer
necessary.
1.1 million acres isn't the max limit.Under the second prong of the Act’s
definition of critical habitat, we can
designate critical habitat in areas
outside the geographic area occupied by
the species at the time it is listed, upon
a determination that such areas are
essential for the conservation of the
species
Here is thought, why not start with a small area to "experiment on?" If they are successful, they can legally expand whenever and where ever they want.
Link to proposal:
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