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I love froggies, but there has to be a way to protect them without land-grabbing. Maybe its time to re-introduce the concept of STEWARDSHIP back into society. That means moderation in the use of our natural resources, as opposed to extremes in either direction. Nah, too sensible sigh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Judge Reverses Plan for a Huge Habitat for Threatened Frogs November 10, 2002 By THE NEW YORK TIMES SACRAMENTO, Nov. 9 - A federal judge has formally reversed the federal Fish and Wildlife Service's plan to designate more than four million acres as critical habitat for the threatened California red-legged frog. The service must re-evaluate the plan, which developers challenged as flawed. The frog, once widespread, is believed to have inspired Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." In March 2001, the service designated the four million acres as frog habitat, but developers attacked the restrictions that the designation imposed on parts of 28 of the California's 58 counties. Judge Richard Leon of Federal District Court in Washington, approved a proposed settlement in July reversing the habitat decision, but Judge Leon left the protection in place temporarily after conservation groups said they had been left out of negotiations between developers and the service. Judge Leon approved the final settlement on Wednesday after a hearing last month. The decision leaves restrictions on 200,000 acres where the frog exists. "It sounds like that was basically in line with his original decision," said Jim Nickles, a spokesman for the Fish and Wildlife Service. "We'll comply with his decision." Environmental groups called the settlement a sweetheart deal between developers and the service. "It's a sad day for California's natural heritage," said Mike Sherwood, a lawyer for Earthjustice. Earthjustice intervened in the lawsuit on behalf of conservation groups, including the Jumping Frog Research Institute, the Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation, the Pacific Rivers Council, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club. The groups promised to pressure the service to redesignate a wide area as critical habitat for the frog, based on the revised economic analysis. The population of the largest native frog in the western United States has dropped significantly since the 1865 publication of Twain's short story about a frog named Dan'l Webster that could "get over more ground in one straddle than any animal of his breed you ever see." Bullfrogs are now used at the world frog-jumping contest each spring at the Calaveras County Fair because the red-legged frog is no longer found in the area. The frog's historic range has shrunk 70 percent because of the loss of habitat and the introduction of predators. The service said the frog could still be found in 256 streams or drainages, mostly along the north-central coast. But the Center for Biological Diversity said only four places were known to have more than 350 frogs. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/10/science/10FROG.html?ex=1037903520&ei=1&en=f613929760cf7750 HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
