Stallman, continued
stepping in where others are getting the job done, 69
percent of Americans think the federal government
should offer resources to third parties to boost these
efforts.
It’s time for the federal government to give
credit where it’s due and reward the hard work
private businesses and landowners are putting into
conservation efforts.
These state plans work because they are created
by officials and business owners who know the
local landscape far better than any federal agency
does. And while federal plans and listings burden
landowners with costly permits and red tape, stateled plans actually create incentives for landowners to
enhance habitats on their land.
works instead of piling on more permitting
requirements that hurt business but do nothing to
protect wildlife. Today, landowners face wrongheaded restrictions that actually discourage creating
habitat for endangered species lest the simple
presence of protected wildlife means they can no
longer use part or all of their own land. Neither
farmers, ranchers, businesses nor anyone else should
face extinction themselves for stepping up to protect
local wildlife.
Real recovery is possible, but not without a
common-sense, science-based approach to preserving
wildlife and protecting private property rights. The
ESA should be modernized, and Congress must take
the lead.
The outdated ESA stands in the way of greater
success. Fixing it means focusing on what actually
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