US moves forward with plan to end wild bird protections
Source: Associated Press
Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Updated 1:45 pm CDT, Friday, June 5, 2020
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration moved forward Friday with plans to scale back a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species despite warnings that billions of birds could die as a result.
Officials said in a draft study of the proposal that it could result in more deaths of birds that land in oil pits or collide with power lines or other structures.
More than 1,000 species are covered under the law, and the changes have drawn a sharp backlash from organizations that advocate on behalf of an estimated 46 million U.S. birdwatchers.
The study did not put a number on how many more birds could die but said some vulnerable species could decline to the point where they would require protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/US-moves-forward-with-plan-to-end-wild-bird-15319758.php
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and he wants more deflection, wonder what Ducks Unlimited thinks of this.........................
Migratory Bird Act Rollback Lets Destructive Industry Off-The-Hook
Friday, June 5, 2020
Contact: Courtney Bourgoin, courtney.bourgoin@sierraclub.org
Link: https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2020/06/trump-administration-advances-unprecedented-stripping-protections-for
Text:
Washington, DC— Today as the country faces an uprising for racial justice and ongoing pandemic, the Trump administration’s Department of the Interior released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in efforts to strip critical protections in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The move— one of the several environmental protection rollbacks in the last couple of months— comes on World Environment Day and after lawmakers, conservation organizations and community groups repeatedly called for the administration to halt major decisions and comment periods during the pandemic.
In response to the announcement, Kirin Kennedy, Deputy Legislative Director at the Sierra Club released the following statement:
“Today's announcement which drastically undermines the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is reprehensible. It is a disheartening reminder of how little attention the Trump administration is paying to the very real crises before us—from the masses in the streets demanding Black lives be valued to the rapidly-accelerating extinction and climate crises that threaten us all.
“This move paves the way for destructive industries to be let off-the-hook when their actions result in the deaths of endangered birds. The Trump administration must immediately stop plans to undo this vital safeguard”
Let's hope Sierra Club and others can take this issue to court and have it reversed........
It never stops.
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