05-11-2015, 05:43 PM
[quote Dog-lover]or even more recently the passenger pigeon didn't leave much of a void"[/quote]
How do you know? They were a popular game/shooting bird at the time. (apparently too popular) We never got the chance to see what the modern world would be like with their continued existence. Birders and upland game hunters may have preferred them to what we have now.
PBH wrote;
"The thing that most people always want to push aside and forget is that with nearly all endangered species work that is done, other species benefit. That includes walleye, catfish, white bass, and pike. They all benefit thanks the June sucker recovery program.
Nobody -- including the DWR -- is blind enough to think that they are reversing history and attempting to restore Utah Lake back to it's original place. It will never be a cold, clear water lake full of trout ever again. But that doesn't mean you can't do something about making the lake BETTER.
The ESA doesn't mean that changes can't be made. It just means that you have some policies and procedures that have to be followed prior to making those changes. You just have to work WITH other people to accomplish something. You also have to have a plan, and a reason with some legitimate backing. It's not something you can just say "hey, let's try this" and go do it..."
+1000.
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How do you know? They were a popular game/shooting bird at the time. (apparently too popular) We never got the chance to see what the modern world would be like with their continued existence. Birders and upland game hunters may have preferred them to what we have now.
PBH wrote;
"The thing that most people always want to push aside and forget is that with nearly all endangered species work that is done, other species benefit. That includes walleye, catfish, white bass, and pike. They all benefit thanks the June sucker recovery program.
Nobody -- including the DWR -- is blind enough to think that they are reversing history and attempting to restore Utah Lake back to it's original place. It will never be a cold, clear water lake full of trout ever again. But that doesn't mean you can't do something about making the lake BETTER.
The ESA doesn't mean that changes can't be made. It just means that you have some policies and procedures that have to be followed prior to making those changes. You just have to work WITH other people to accomplish something. You also have to have a plan, and a reason with some legitimate backing. It's not something you can just say "hey, let's try this" and go do it..."
+1000.
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