[Don Corleone]

If a rare animal is found living in your state, it is called “endangered.” And all sorts of laws come into place.

Your state government doesn’t want that.

And you don’t, either.

So they don’t exist.

Sort of like conservative congresscritters.

[Calvin Locke]

About 15 years ago, in WI (or thereabouts), iirc, a federal biologist was caught salting hair from some no-longer-in WI species.

"I was just testing the lab...". Yeah, right.

An environut wanting ESA BS to apply...for misery and enhanced budget.