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Conservationist Move to Protect Pint-Sized Animals May Ruin Businesses in the West
FoxNews.com ^
| Thursday, February 26, 2009
| Anita Vogel
Posted on 02/26/2009 3:57:28 PM PST by Joiseydude
LOS ANGELES It's cute, it's furry and some conservationists say it may soon be extinct because of global warming. But should the American pika be placed on the endangered species list?
Yes it should, says Shaye Wolf, a biologist with the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity. The center has sued the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife to grant endangered species status to the pika, a runty relative of the rabbit that lives in the rocky areas of the Northwest.
The rodent-sized creature has thick fur and is unable to survive in temperatures much warmer than 80 degrees.
"The things that we need to do to protect the pika will also protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, our own quality of life and improve our economy," Wolf sats.
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To: Joiseydude
D-Con works wonders.
Also bar bait.
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posted on
02/26/2009 4:32:05 PM PST
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(14. Guns only have two enemies: rust and politicians.)
To: Joiseydude
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posted on
02/26/2009 4:42:45 PM PST
by
PERKY2004
(Proud Military Wife -- my DH is in his 26th year of military service! PRAY 4 OUR TROOPS!)
To: Joiseydude
....will also protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, our own quality of life and improve our economy," And now, back to the sob story.......
To: Joiseydude
Call in the exterminators, if they are all killed they no longer need protection!
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posted on
02/26/2009 4:47:13 PM PST
by
dalereed
To: Joiseydude
I say lower the A/C temp. Problem solved.
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posted on
02/26/2009 4:48:02 PM PST
by
Conservative4Ever
(Man the pitchforks and torches.......let the revolution begin)
To: MahatmaGandu
I bet they'd make a good chili, myself.
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posted on
02/26/2009 4:48:52 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(The Occupation has begun. God help America.)
To: Joiseydude
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posted on
02/26/2009 4:50:54 PM PST
by
forest6147
(Always dollar short and a post late.)
To: MahatmaGandu
You probably used a .223 or .204 Ruger round as the .22-250 would be just too big for this varmint.
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posted on
02/26/2009 4:59:13 PM PST
by
RicocheT
To: RicocheT
Depends on if you’re targeting the pika or the conservationist.
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posted on
02/26/2009 5:00:20 PM PST
by
bossmechanic
(If all else fails, hit it with a hammer)
To: Joiseydude; Libertina; kayti; narses; Avid Coug; RedinaBlue; trustandhope; SoldierMedic; ...
some conservationists say it may soon be extinct because of global warming. Um.. hey...? We haven't been having a whole lot of "warming" up here in the PNW for some years now. Even relative newcomers are noting the increasing cold here...
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posted on
02/26/2009 5:49:36 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: Joiseydude
Uh...move them North....or won’t Canada let them in?
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posted on
02/26/2009 6:41:58 PM PST
by
goodnesswins
(Conservative and fighting for freedom and liberty....whether you like it or not.)
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; justiceseeker93; ..
The rodent-sized creature has thick fur and is unable to survive in temperatures much warmer than 80 degrees.
One can't help but wonder how it has survived this long then -- for example, its ancestors somehow managed during the Medieval Warming...
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02/26/2009 8:40:56 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Joiseydude
To: SunkenCiv
One can't help but wonder how it has survived this long then -- for example, its ancestors somehow managed during the Medieval Warming...
They move with the temperature. Just because they have to follow cooler temperatures to survive doesn't mean they're endangered.
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posted on
02/26/2009 8:43:16 PM PST
by
aruanan
To: Joiseydude
I am sick to death of this garbage!! WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH??? No, I don’t want to exterminate this creature, but I DON’T WANT TO BE EXTERMINATED EITHER!
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02/26/2009 10:33:41 PM PST
by
Just Lori
(Liberalism ---->Socialism----->Communism------>BONDAGE!!!!)
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