And the feds killed how many federally protected tortoises? Nothing more than another federal power grab using another stupid animal as their shock troops.
Back in the 1950s the Kirtland’s warblers were down to a handful of breeding pairs nesting in a tiny area of a few dozen square miles in northern Michigan jackpines.
Today the birds number in the many thousands because of man doing what man does. They’re found throughout the northern 3rd of the lower peninsula, a growing portion of the upper peninsula and have even been spotted nesting in Wisconsin.
The birds traditionally nested only in young jack pines that grew up in a few years after forest fires. Today, between controlled burns and logging there are ample areas of habitat. If it weren’t for man, the birds would likely be extinct by now all on their own.