Quotes Database

«Over the past five years, we have witnessed the near extinction of the woodland caribou in North America. Indeed, we're only down to three animals in the U.S., largely due to the government's mismanagement of snowmobile traffic in areas vital to the animal's survival.»

«The Bush administration continues to do everything it can to get around the Endangered Species Act. They continue to turn their back on solid science and ignore the advice of local biologists, all the while pushing many plants and animals to the brink of extinction.»

«It reduces the prospects for recovering species, it weakens the scientific foundations for decision-making, and it takes taxpayer dollars away from conservation efforts.»

«An astonishing success rate of more than 99 percent.»

«Sales of seemingly small items such as binoculars and bird seed are becoming a major force in the nation's economy as people take a greater interest in watching wildlife.»

«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.»

«The Endangered Species Act has been a roaring success for the grizzly bear in Yellowstone.»

«It runs counter to the intent of the Endangered Species Act.»

«It hardly matters if you list a species, if you don't take care of their habitat.»

«It doesn't matter what you do for species if you don't protect their habitat.»