Grizzly soon to be delisted

[The Straight Story]

Grizzly soon to be delisted
Bears inhabit 48% more land than they did in 1975

By MIKE STARK
Of The Gazette Staff

A year ago today, government officials gathered on a stage in Washington, D.C., to say it's finally time to remove endangered species protections from grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding areas.

Since then, more than 213,000 people - from scientists and schoolchildren to environmentalists and livestock groups - have registered their opinion of the idea.

Sometime in the first half of 2007, the decision is expected to become final.

But that won't be the end of the story for managing the estimated 600 grizzlies in and around Yellowstone.

http://www.yellowstone.net/newspaper/

[NOLADEM]

1. Sad

De-listing removes protections of their habitat, so more drilling, mining, logging and road building can happen more frequently in grizzly habitat.

This is very bad news dressed up as progress in the effort to save endangered species.

Sad, sad day.

[marmar]

2. Gotta make the natural world safe for exploitation....

All this excessive regulation is standing in the way of profits. Who cares if a species is eliminated?

[orpupilofnature57]

3. The Dominion Theocracy is their only unnatural predator ,like the rest of

us.