Posted on 04/14/2011 12:09:55 PM PDT by george76
the wolf soap opera and U.S. District of Montana Judge Donald W. Molloy’s pending ruling – which is STILL pending – circumstances in the high-stakes Endangered Species Act (ESA) political mix have gotten even nuttier.
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USFWS gave away the store in return: In parts 2 and 3, USFWS agreed to withdraw and resubmit for “public review” within 60 days the so-called “M-opinion” that interprets ESA’s statutory (and fuzzy) “significant portion of range” language. This interpretation is critically used to determine whether a species is to be listed as threatened, endangered – or not at all. Now, aren’t you just dying to dive into the arcana of re-writing the M-opinion? No, you ain’t, but Greens certainly are.
Furthermore, part 8 of the agreement calls for “independent scientists” to put together an assessment, using “what those scientists determine to be the best available scientific information,” on whether the 2009 management plans (under which Montana and Idaho hunted for one winter) assure wolves will be around “for the foreseeable future.”
Who employs the hordes of “independent scientists” needed for this task? Duh …
Taken together, the “settlement” would set the stage for a total rewrite of the “wolf book” – with Greens writing every word. Forget the 15 breeding pairs, or the 150 or 300 wolves total promised in 1994 – what will the new minimum-population “floor” be under the new “science?” 2,000? 5,000? Even more?
If this is a settlement, Elvis is alive.
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Will our dysfunctional, bumbling Congress finally do its job ?
If this budget bill passes today it looks like wolves in ID and MT will basically be delisted and their management left up to the states.
The language also includes something to the effect it can’t be subject to judicial review, it’ll shoot down Molloy and the enviro-nazis. LOL!
The bill just passed the House, now for the Senate.
Either way, S^3 seems to be a good ‘management plan’.
The wolf delisting rider for ID and MT was in the House bill that passed and went to the Senate. I believe it included WA, OR and UT also but am not positive.
The bill just passed the Senate and the rider had to have remained in it because it didn’t go back to the House for another vote, it’s going to the prez for his signature.
Molloy and the enviro-nazis will be going ballistic. :-)
Good news
I've been out in the wilderness for the last 10 days but I'm back for a few days of "freeping."
You have to love that rider in the original bill, Jaz. And without a line-item veto, Obama HAS to sign the whole thing.
For the next three months, I'll be freeping only very intermittently, but I appreciate all the pings and I'll eventually get to them.
Thanks, guys!
Enjoy the wilderness .
Watch out for things and more that go bump in the night
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