These environmentalists are nuts. I'm not sure what the life span of that frog was, but a bigger critter could have just as well eaten him the next week or he could have choked on a lily pad.
I believe that these folks and the "endangered species act" are infringing on the rights of property owners to develop their property according to "reasonable rules".
Somehow, America has to come to their senses. Our forefathers filled in the swamps and got rid of a lot of the diseases associated with them.They cleared a portion of the woods and turned them into farms.
It was a labor of love and sweat and tears.
These environmentalists wish to create the landscape of the past which excludes man.
That's a step backward not forward.
While I'm at it, these uncontrollable burning forests are a rude awakening to the environmentalists who go around screaming...don't touch our forests.
Let's get back to reality.
To you insane environmentalists....get a job.
Sac
Hypothetical: You own land in Pittsburg, California. You have a house and a pond on your land. There is no law against you filling in the pond to build a tennis court or a barn or whatever. You find out, with absolute certainty, that your pond is the home to the last surviving colony of California Red-Legged Frogs. By filling in your pond you know, beyond a doubt, the frogs will be gone forever.
Question: Would you fill in the pond anyway?
Of course they are nuts, but the real fools are the people who give serious consideration to them, their opinions, and their policies. If these environmentalists could be ignored, their ravings would be of no consequence. Unfortunately however, there are enough stupid people paying attention to them to make them dangerous.
It's cheap, it's easy, and it works every time.