From a Texas rat to the American eel, hundreds of plants, animals advance toward protections

Winnipeg Free Press ^ | 09/29/2011 9:23 PM | Matthew Brown

[Red Steel]

Obama's Department of Interior at work.

[MEGoody]

Interesting that 99.9% of those who are push for legal “protection” for animals believe in evolution. I thought part of evolutionary theory was what is often termed “survival of the fittest”. If these animals can’t adapt to a changing environment, from an evolutionary perspective, shouldn’t we just be letting them die out?

[FlingWingFlyer]

It’s hard to believe that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can pull this off while conducting commando raids on Gibson Guitars at the same time. Amazing.

[Bubbette]

I have a Texas rat outside on my patio who is about to become extinct.

[JRandomFreeper]

I was going to ask what specific type of rat, and how does one hunt it? A .22, flashlight, and barn are all that is required for normal Texas rats. Do I need anything special for the protected one?

/johnny

[LaybackLenny]

Of course protections for unborn HUMANS remain taboo.

[Paperdoll]

http://www.youtube.com/embed/tsH8xvjTAlo

[TheBattman]

The Endangered Species Act has been manipulated much as has the definition of “poverty” in this nation - the “threshold” keeps growing larger and larger.

I find it difficult to believe that the “American Eel” is endangered - I know people who fish on the lower end of the Arkansas River who see them very regularly on trotlines.

An interesting observation on those who keep pushing for more an more protection for supposedly “endangered” species:

The vast majority of those who are nuts about “protecting” these bugs, worms, rats, etc - also are radical evolutionists... Yet doesn’t the theory of evolution include the mantra “survival of the fittest”?

Some so-called “endangered” species are not threatened because of mankind - but because the species does not adapt. How many species became extinct before mankind had any possible impact on them? According to the same evolutionists - thousands or even millions.

But when people worship the earth over God -

[ZULU]

How about Americans? Are they on that list?

[MrB]

But when people worship the earth over God -

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Romans 1
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness...They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—

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Notice this is not WHY God is showing His wrath, but HOW He is showing his wrath.

[ZULU]

Actually, its a Texas DemocRat and you don’t hunt them, you bait and trap them, using a large cage with a spring loaded door and a pile of campaign contributions.

Not to worry about a bait trail. DemocRats have been known to scent campaign contributions from as far away as Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Do they mean the wood rat? They don’t last long around my house either.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Good one!

[mewzilla]

I wonder how those solar panel companies, the ones getting all that taxpayer dough, got through this regulatory morass so fast....

[ZULU]

Thanks!!!!

[Fiji Hill]

Interesting that 99.9% of those who are push for legal “protection” for animals believe in evolution. I thought part of evolutionary theory was what is often termed “survival of the fittest”. If these animals can’t adapt to a changing environment, from an evolutionary perspective, shouldn’t we just be letting them die out?

I have long believed that the Endangered Species Act should be repealed. If a species is too stupid to adapt to changing conditions, then so be it.

[Fiji Hill]

Interesting that 99.9% of those who are push for legal “protection” for animals believe in evolution. I thought part of evolutionary theory was what is often termed “survival of the fittest”. If these animals can’t adapt to a changing environment, from an evolutionary perspective, shouldn’t we just be letting them die out?

I have long believed that the Endangered Species Act should be repealed. If a species is too stupid to adapt to changing conditions, then so be it.

[MrB]

Do you wonder?

Quite simply through donations to 0bama and the ‘rats.

[JimRed]

If you own land, and ever what to do anything with it, kill everything on it before they declare one of them “endangered”.

[JimRed]

and ever what WANT to do anything with it