CBD news article badmouthing off roaders at Dumont

[Richard Cheese]

i can't say it doesnt surprise me though. These hippies-run-amok have the agenda to shut down our riding area...and it is very evident between the lines of this article

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/02/17-8

Four Lawsuits Filed to Protect 93 Species Across Country

WASHINGTON - February 17 - The Center for Biological Diversity has filed lawsuits in Washington DC; Sacramento; Portland, Oregon; and Tucson seeking protection for 93 species, including the California golden trout, cactus ferruginous pygmy owl, Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly, and dusky tree vole. The lawsuits challenge the Obama administration’s failure to make required findings on petitions to list the species as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

“We had hoped the Obama administration would move far more quickly to provide protection for endangered species than Bush did, but so far this has not been the case,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “Continued delay of protection places these 93 species in real jeopardy.”

Under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is required to make a series of findings that should result in a species being listed in no more than two years. For each of the 93 species, the agency has failed to make one or more required finding. In several cases, findings are years overdue. The California golden trout, for example, has been waiting more than nine years.

“Wholesale reform is needed at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to unseat a culture of delay and foot dragging,” said Greenwald. “We’ve yet to see comprehensive reform in the endangered species program under the Obama administration.”

These 93 petitioned species add to the backlog of 249 candidate species recognized by the Fish and Wildlife Service as warranting protection, but for which the agency claims it lacks the resources to actually provide protection. The agency’s claims of lack of resources are undermined by the fact that the listing budget has increased by 275 percent between 2002 and 2009 and the fact that the agency used to list considerably more species in past years. Under the Clinton administration, a total of 522 species were listed for a rate of 65 species per year. During the Bush administration, however, only 62 species were listed. To date, the Obama administration has only listed two species.

“There are hundreds of wildlife species facing extinction and in need of protection,” said Greenwald. “With the necessary political will and a can-do attitude, these species could easily be protected under the Endangered Species Act in a matter of a few years; there’s just no justification for further delay.”

The Center is holding off on suing over 48 species from Kauai for one week because the administration has promised to list these species within that time. The Center petitioned for many of the species in 2004.

Background on the Species

Washington, DC:

1. Ozark chinquapin is a tree from the southeastern United States that has been hurt by chestnut blight.

2. Llanero Coqui is a recently described species of small frog from Puerto Rico that is threatened by habitat degradation.

3. Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly is a rare butterfly that is threatened by habitat destruction.

3. Oklahoma grasspink is a species of orchid from the Midwest and South that has been greatly reduced by agriculture, urbanization, and forestry.

4. Striped newt is a newt that is dependent on ponds and adjacent pine forests in Georgia and Florida, where it is threatened by urbanization, agriculture, and forestry.

5. Bay Springs salamander is known from one pond in Mississippi, where it has not been found in recent collections and may be extinct.

6. Berry Cave salamander occurs in three counties in Tennessee, where it is declining and threatened by habitat destruction.

7. Least chub is a fish now limited to roughly five populations in Utah, where it is threatened by plans by the Southern Nevada Water Authority to pump massive amounts of groundwater, as well as by nonnative species and livestock grazing.

Sacramento, CA:

1. California golden trout is currently limited to a couple of drainages in the upper Kern River, where it is threatened by hybridization with nonnative trout and livestock grazing.

2. Mount Charleston blue butterfly is found only in the Spring Mountains near Las Vegas and is near extinction.

3. Mojave fringe-toed lizard isfound in three dune complexes in Nevada and is primarily threatened by rampant off-road vehicle use at Dumont Dunes.

4. 42 Great Basin springsnails found in parts of Nevada, Utah, and California are threatened by plans by the Southern Nevada Water Authority to pump massive amounts of groundwater, as well as by livestock grazing.

5. Tehachapi slender salamander is threatened by urban sprawl including on Tejon Ranch.

6. Mohave ground squirrel is found in the west Mojave desert and is threatened by urban and rural sprawl.

7. Amargosa toad is only found in the Oasis Valley of Nevada and is threatened by urban sprawl and water development.

Portland, OR:

1. Dusky tree vole is limited to northwestern Oregon and lives almost its entire life in trees, where it is dependent on forest characteristics typical in old-growth forests and is thus threatened by logging.

2. Black-footed albatross is a large seabird that nests in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands and is threatened by longline fishing.

3. Lake Sammamish population of kokanee salmon is limited to Lake Sammamish near Seattle and threatened by urban sprawl.

4. 32 Pacific Northwest mollusks includes species with names like cinnamon juga, hoko vertigo, and knobby rams-horn, many of which are limited to a small number of sites in old-growth forests, where they face threats from logging and other factors.

Tucson, AZ:

1. Cactus ferruginous pygmy owl is a small, feisty owl that is threatened by urban sprawl around Tucson, Arizona.

2. Tucson shovel-nosed snake is a small brightly colored snake that, like the pygmy owl, is threatened by urban sprawl from Tucson and Phoenix.

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At the Center for Biological Diversity, we believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature - to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. We do so through science, law, and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters, and climate that species need to survive.

Edited March 5, 2010 by Richard Cheese

[Jakster884]

Cant we all just get along.

3. Mojave fringe-toed lizard isfound in three dune complexes in Nevada and is primarily threatened by rampant off-road vehicle use at Dumont Dunes.

[Richard Cheese]

thanks for doing that Jack....i got so pissed off, that I forgot to highlight that word

EFFERS

this is the very EXACT way that Oceano dunes lost over 13,000 acres of riding area...The CBD suing the State, (by the way..guess who gets to pay the bill...CA taxpayers) for a listing of a species that exists within or NEAR the riding area

Remember, the fringed toed lizard lives in the shrubs in the OUT OF BOUNDS areas around Dumont...Stay in the riding area, and their shouldnt be a problem

Edited March 5, 2010 by Richard Cheese

[Don29palms]

Cant we all just get along.

3. Mojave fringe-toed lizard isfound in three dune complexes in Nevada and is primarily threatened by rampant off-road vehicle use at Dumont Dunes.

Again more lies by the CBD. There were 3 dune areas closed in agreement to leave Dumont open for offroading. ALL OF DUMONT! Also how can offroading in Dumont effect the other so called areas? The CBD is full of crap and should be eliminated but the general public is too stupid and believes their propaganda BS.

[jr1208]

man they need to worry about more important thing than trying to closing dumont....most of us riders leave the lizard alone....thanksgiving weekend we had 5 lizerts in our camp all we did picked them up & moved them to a safe place

[100% NITRO METHANE]

those lying cbd *******s its only getting worse for us they just want to screw us over for our precious money and strip us of our favorite lands whats next closing the beaches no more fishing.

[Bryan M]

those lying cbd *******s its only getting worse for us they just want to screw us over for our precious money and strip us of our favorite lands whats next closing the beaches no more fishing.

They have already tried that^^^^^ they lost but they tried...and they WILL try again!

[100% NITRO METHANE]

They have already tried that^^^^^ they lost but they tried...and they WILL try again!

those cockroaches such failures they are lets start a politics thread lets all share our thoughts about the great U.S.A's crappy government

Edited May 4, 2010 by SPACE MAN

[dunefreak]

^ How about we don't because we everyone already has.

[Don29palms]

I sent the CBD an email today with my thoughts on their propaganda.

[RUn2it]

To quote CBD "we believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature" yet cite the reasons for the endangerment such as "urbanization" isn't that where they build structures for humans to exist, "agriculture" isn't this how we get food for humans to exist? and "forestry" isn't this what we build the structures with for humans to exist? And when they use less specific terms like "habitat destruction" what does that actually mean? Is there groups of humans organizing "The Annual Berry Cave Salamander Stomp-A-Thon"? Or is it another evil human existance necessity like homes, food, water or building materials? And how much education did it take for the Einsteins to "believe the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature"? They must have watched the HD channel when they showed a time lapse video of what happens when you plant a seed and water it! Or maybe they noticed some chiped paint on their house and realized that was wood, aka forest under the paint. Or maybe while driving their Prius they saw a field that had something that looked just like what the buy in the produce dept of a SuperWalmart. I'm pretty sure this is a rant. Damn, where's Bert when one is in need of guidance? (Just joking)

[RUn2it]

Oh yeah, what's the fuss over RAMPANT? Once my ramp was right on an ant hill and I had 100's of RAMPANTS all over