The USFWS is failing endangered species because their process to list and protect them is so slow and backlogged that species are going extinct before they even have a chance at being rehabilitated. In 2021, 66 imperiled species sat waiting for a decision on being protected and a plan to rehabilitate but the USFWS is still working on cases as far back as 1973. It's abundantly clear that the process in which the USFWS is using to issue these protections is highly flawed, ineffective, and leaves endangered species at further risk of extinction. It's quite regular that I post about the USFWS and their lackluster and ineffective approach to wildlife management. We've seen several instances of decisions being made that are not for the benefit of endangered species and in some cases, work against them. For example, the rushed removal of the grey wolf at the request of the Trump administration is the perfect example of poor wildlife management. Within mere months of being delisted, several states within the US were actively participating in sport hunting against grey wolves, the same wolves that spent 40 years being protected and rehabilitated. Explain to me how removing their protections and watching them almost immediately begin being slaughtered to extinction is proper wildlife management? Are the interests of wild animals truly at the forefront of the USFWS?
The Biden administration needs to look at the USFWS and actively work towards improving the functionality of the organization. If there are not crucial improvements made to the budget and the process in which species are listed, we will continue to see needless extinction at the expense of our inactivity. Change must occur! HAPPY VEG
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