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Northern long-eared bat gains protection as 'threatened' species
Agri-Pulse Communications, ^ | April 1, 2015 | Whitney Forman-Cook

Posted on 04/02/2015 7:17:17 PM PDT by george76

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) said it is listing the northern long-eared bat as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, securing certain regulatory protections for the mammal and triggering charges of government overreach from some agricultural groups and politicians.

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The bat's range stretches from Maine to North Carolina on the Atlantic Coast, westward to eastern Oklahoma and north through the Dakotas, reaching into eastern Montana and Wyoming. In all, it covers 37 states, the District of Columbia and 13 Canadian provinces. In October 2013, the FWS proposed listing the bat as “endangered,” meaning on the brink of extinction, which would have triggered more onerous protective measures than a “threatened” classification, which means the species is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future.

House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop, R-Utah., questioned whether the government plan would solve the “challenge” posed by WNS.

“This decision flouts transparency and will fail to mitigate the real menace to this species, which is a disease called white nose syndrome - not human activities”, Bishop said in a statement. “If success here is defined by controlling more of people's land and more people's lives, then they have succeeded.”

(Excerpt) Read more at agri-pulse.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Connecticut; US: Maine; US: North Carolina; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: agenda21; bat; batdisease; endangeredspecies; esa; fedcontrol; fedgovtoutofcontrol; fws; fwsoutofcontrol; threatenedspecies; un; unagenda21
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1 posted on 04/02/2015 7:17:17 PM PDT by george76
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What a great Nation! We can pass a law to protect bats but not Human Babies or Christians.......


2 posted on 04/02/2015 7:19:01 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (I am an American Not a Republican or a Democrat.)
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But then kids are not. They're destroyed like so much "inconvenient parasites"

Now About That Abortion Thing .... photo thidHN.jpg

3 posted on 04/02/2015 7:22:09 PM PDT by SkyDancer (I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
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To: SJackson

outdoors ping


4 posted on 04/02/2015 7:22:13 PM PDT by randita (Obama entrusted the transformation of the best healthcare system in the world to a scam artist.)
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To: SECURE AMERICA

John Kerry is not endangered....


5 posted on 04/02/2015 7:23:11 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: george76

Save the North American Spotted Ferret Bat!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9UIQivBnTA#t=73


6 posted on 04/02/2015 7:23:36 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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...the real menace to this species, which is a disease called white nose syndrome - not human activities”, Bishop said in a statement.

Well...WNS is potentially spread by human traffic, especially by visitors to caves where bats live, in affected areas. And it is potentially devastating to natural insect control. Worth taking precautions, but the extent of the proposed regulations may be excessive.

7 posted on 04/02/2015 7:28:15 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: george76
So, get rid of the windmills in 37 states?


8 posted on 04/02/2015 7:32:16 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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In all, it covers .. 13 Canadian provinces.

But does it live in all 57 states?

Canada only has 10 provinces, although it also has three territories.

9 posted on 04/02/2015 7:35:29 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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A picture of a Northern California long eared bat: http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.608040290141144233&w=123&h=105&c=7&rs=1&qlt=90&pid=3.1&rm=2


10 posted on 04/02/2015 7:41:02 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: george76

Rosa De Lauro is now protected.


11 posted on 04/02/2015 7:41:48 PM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA)
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The bat’s range stretches from Maine to North Carolina on the Atlantic Coast, westward to eastern Oklahoma and north through the Dakotas, reaching into eastern Montana and Wyoming. In all, it covers 37 states, the District of Columbia and 13 Canadian provinces.


If it covers all those areas then it isn’t endangered!!
Why are they doing this? What is the real purpose?


12 posted on 04/02/2015 7:42:11 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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I plead guilty to being a chiropterophile.

I can't see farmers wishing any harm to these bats. Is it an excuse to clamp down on their agricultural activities?

And yes, white nose syndrome is devastating our bat populations.

13 posted on 04/02/2015 7:42:29 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (The "end of history" will be Worldwide Judaic Theocracy.)
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To: SECURE AMERICA

Who the hell cares about the damn bat? These guys are using the bat to inhibit business. Racketeering?


14 posted on 04/02/2015 7:47:32 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: george76

Bats are mice with wings.

Try to get rid of a bat infestation, and see how that works out for you.

Short of burning down the structure that the bats have invaded, you won’t be able to get rid of them. Ever.


15 posted on 04/02/2015 7:54:00 PM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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16 posted on 04/02/2015 8:02:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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17 posted on 04/02/2015 8:02:25 PM PDT by garjog (Obama: bringing joy to the hearts of Terrorists everywhere.)
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African Big Eared Bat
18 posted on 04/02/2015 8:06:19 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind, but now I see...)
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To: george76

That means Harry Reid is safe for now.


19 posted on 04/02/2015 8:06:56 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (madmax)
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To: george76

Did some body name it Spoke?


20 posted on 04/02/2015 8:32:42 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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