Is any herp on the T&E list better off today than it was before it was granted “protection” at the state level? (Not talking about the Federal ESA, which has had some notable successes, e.g., Alligator).



The Texas Tortoise and the Horned Lizard have been “protected” for more than 40 years and each appears to become scarcer every year. Both of these “protected” animals seem to be disappearing at about the same rate (in south Texas, at least) as the Ornate Box Turtle, which has never been “protected.”


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Tom Lott

Thornscrub

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• Wildlife Sanctuary - Joe Forks, Sun Apr 22 11:26:22 2007
• last night in so. texas - Joe Forks, Sun Apr 22 11:29:13 2007
• oh, and the most important DOR - Joe Forks, Sun Apr 22 15:37:43 2007
• Slightly off topic, but . . . - Tom Lott, Sun Apr 22 18:24:23 2007
• better off? no - Joe Forks, Mon Apr 23 07:48:16 2007
• T&E lists - troy h, Mon Apr 23 10:38:27 2007
• RE: Wildlife Sanctuary - troy h, Sun Apr 22 15:40:05 2007
• RE: Wildlife Sanctuary - elaphehunter, Sun Apr 22 21:20:55 2007
• that one photo tells the story.... - Joe Forks, Mon Apr 23 07:25:29 2007
• Documenting the Wildlife Sanctuary - LBenton, Mon Apr 23 09:06:36 2007
• already planned on it.... - Joe Forks, Mon Apr 23 09:34:30 2007
• and then I'm going to publish it..... - Joe Forks, Mon Apr 23 14:52:48 2007
• RE: Wildlife Sanctuary - Eby, Mon Apr 23 00:28:51 2007
• RE: Wildlife Sanctuary - LBenton, Mon Apr 23 08:31:33 2007
• was that an official statement they ... - Joe Forks, Mon Apr 23 08:36:00 2007
• No, not official - LBenton, Mon Apr 23 08:51:04 2007