Subspecies and protection

[Chris J. Durden]

Hey are fish not wildlife? Is this because there is a strong lobby that 
wants to catch them off Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone National Park on the 
Fourth of July?
..........Chris Durden

At 12:07 PM 2/8/2001 -0900, you wrote:
>Ah ha! I found the definition problem with help from Ken Philip:
>
>The old (1984) version says this:
>
>(15) The term "species" includes any subspecies of fish or wildlife or
>plants, and any distinct population segment of any species or
>vertebrate fish or wildlife which interbreeds when mature.
>
>The new (1993) version says this:
>
>(15) The term "species" includes any subspecies of fish or wildlife or
>plants, and any distinct population segment of any species of
>vertebrate fish or wildlife which interbreeds when mature.
>
>Notice the 'of' in the second definition in place of the 'or' in the
>earlier version which totally changes the meaning. This was apparently a
>strategic type-o.
>
>So, the moral of the story is that all of this is driven by politics.
>
>James J. Kruse, Ph.D.
>Curator of Entomology
>University of Alaska Museum
>907 Yukon Drive, PO Box 756960
>Fairbanks, AK  99775-6960
>Phone: 907.474.5579
>Fax: 907.474.1987/5469
>http://www.uaf.edu/museum/
>
>On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, James J Kruse wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Neil Jones wrote:
> > >
> > > Under the US Endangered Species Act, "distinct population segments" of
> > > VERTEBRATES may be listed, but NOT populations of invertebrates or
> > > plants.  Plants and invertebrates must have a scientific name to be
> > > protected under the Endangered Species Act.
> >
> > That distinction is not made in the 'definitions' section of the Act.
> > Where is this information located?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > James J. Kruse, Ph.D.
> > Curator of Entomology
> > University of Alaska Museum
> > 907 Yukon Drive, PO Box 756960
> > Fairbanks, AK  99775-6960
> > Phone: 907.474.5579
> > Fax: 907.474.1987/5469
> > http://www.uaf.edu/museum/
> >
> >
>
>
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