(72 quotes found)
“We should protect endangered species, but not at the expense of our property owners,”
Henry Brown
“It's one of the most endangered birds in the world.”
Dan Maloney
“Having an endangered or candidate species on your property should be a good thing, something a landowner can be proud of, not something to avoid. With the administrative reforms we have made to the Endangered Species Act, such as safe harbor agreements, habitat conservation plans, and candidate conservation agreements with assurances, ranchers, timber companies and other landowners are able to participate in the conservation of at-risk species without the concern that their future plans may be delayed or halted.”
Jamie Rappaport Clark
“Critical habitat can be the most effective tool for recovering endangered species, but this designation amounts to an extinction plan for the red-legged frog. Despite the fact that habitat destruction is the main reason for the frog's decline, the Bush Administration has excluded from today's decision much of the areas necessary for the long-term survival and recovery of the frog.”
Jeff Miller
“It's an unfortunate commentary on the willingness of this administration to undermine the Endangered Species Act. Despite its small size this toad needs a lot of land to complete its life cycle.”
David Hogan
“Federal agencies shouldn't be able to dodge their obligations to protect endangered species by delegating important decision to the states. The state doesn't have the authority to protect endangered species the way the feds do.”
“When you have an advantage, you are obliged to attack; otherwise you are endangered to lose the advantage.”
Wilhelm Steinitz
“Reckless driving is operating a vehicle in a speed or manner likely to endanger other drivers.”
Dave Jones
“Washington's approach to salmon recovery is a national model. We were the first in the history of the federal Endangered Species Act to have local communities statewide write recovery plans and set priorities for saving salmon.”
William Ruckelshaus
“Size isn't everything. The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine.”
William E Bill Vaughan
