USFWS Sued AGAIN For Failing Endangered Animals

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The United States Fish & Wildlife Services is once again facing lawsuits over their utter failure in protecting the remaining seven red wolves left in the wild. The lawsuit claims that the USFWS has violated the Endangered Species Act by hiding behind illegal agency policies that are barring them from using proven management measures to save red wolves. In fact, this negligence stretches all the way back to 2018, when the USFWS was found to have violated the ESA by a federal court for their failure to properly manage red wolf endangerment. This new lawsuit makes it abundantly clear that the USFWS is rotten to the core and is no longer capable of making decisions from an ethical and moral standpoint. 

Not a single wild red wolf pup was born in 2019 or 2020 for the first time since 1988. Captive red wolves however, are happily producing pups every spring which is why the USFWS is being sued for their inaction. They have abandoned their own red wolf release program despite overwhelming evidence that it strongly benefits the survival of the species. In fact, these same programs saw red wolves in North Carolina go from near extinction to almost 100 individuals in the wild. Unfortunately, since 2018, red wolf populations have dwindled by over 70% because of inaction and negligence from the USFWS.

The USFWS is accountable for the responsible management of wildlife in cooperation with the ESA. They are tasked with identifying problems endangered animals face and tackling them, captive reintroductions, and working with the ESA to help protect and conserve the last remaining individuals of a species. It appears however that the USFWS is unwilling to do their part to protect the last remaining red wolves despite repeated lawsuits.

When an organization that is designed to address the perils endangered animals face is blatantly working against their own ambitions, how can we have faith in said organization? I've reported on a minimum of 10 lawsuits that the USFWS has received because of their continued failures in protecting endangered animals. I'm curious as to how they are held accountable if they're constantly facing lawsuits like, if you're only job is to manage wildlife populations and said wildlife is plunging towards extinction, when does someone step in and take over? It appears if we keep putting our faith in the USFWS, animals like red wolves will undoubtedly go extinct due to the utter irresponsibility of the USFWS.

There are 7 red wolves left in the wild in the US. 7!!! This situation calls for serious urgency, not roadblocks and negligence from an organization that has repeatedly failed animals. It frightens me to think that the conservation of endangered species falls into the hands of an organization that has to be sued repeatedly to do their jobs. It frightens me for the future of the animal kingdom as we are facing a mass extinction event. The USFWS is a failure all the way around and someone needs to investigate an perhaps start firing and filling these positions with people who genuinely care about the survival of endangered animals.

HAPPY VEG