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Endangered Species Act in danger

by Amy Judd | November 21, 2008 at 08:55 am

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As President Bush is on his way out, he wants to take some endangered species with him. He wants to relax the rules protecting various species, but the Democrats want to overtun any last-minute changes.

Today is the last day that the Bush administration can publish new rules that will have time to take effect before Obama is sworn in. Otherwise Obama can just undo them with one signature when he becomes President.

A rule eliminating the mandatory, independent advice of government scientists in decisions about whether dams, highways and other projects are likely to harm species looked likely to meet the deadline, leaving the only chance for a quick reversal to Congress.

For a full list of all endangered species, click here.

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Pythiian1

at 09:25 on November 21st, 2008

Thanks Amy for the alert.

danesller0127

at 11:36 on November 21st, 2008

"The world's smallest monkey" is an often heard slogan. The Philippine tarcier, (Tarsius syrichta) is a protected species,' tarcier' is still threatened by pouchers, and the destrucrion of his natural forest habitat. Many years of both legal and illegal logging and slash-and-burn agriculture have greatly reduced these forests, and reduced the 'tarcier' population.

Thank you! Amy' for adding my photo, in your good article.