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Here's a recent article in the New York Times indicating problems at USF&WS:

Wildlife at Risk Face Long Line at U.S.

Maybe if they spent less time with issues that are a state level concern only (Burms in Everglades)they could deal with these issues!
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Conservation through Education

The ESA should only involve native us species. we have no ability to protect animals in forign countrys that is what CITIES is for and the US is part of it. The ESA causes more problems for non native animals than it helps. It just causes one more hurtle for conservation in the US and takes up valuable assets that we need it protect native animals that we have control ever.
Rob

And less time pandering to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Defenders of Wildlife, et al. would also help.

I used to volunteer for an environmental non-profit that just teamed up with Defenders of Wildlife and I dropped them like a hot mamba.

Good for you!
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Tim Cole
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The current Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Executive Director is a former Nature Conservancy official.

LINK

As I understand it, The Defenders of Wildlife and The Nature Conservancy do work together with similar goals.

The Texas Road Hunting Ban and other Herper unfriendly and cumbersome TP&W rules and regulations come to mind. Hmmm...

jsc
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