Butterflies (3 spp.) and the F&WS

[Mark Walker]

David Smith wrote:

> Hello,
>     What everyone seems to overlook in these debates is that 
> someone owns
> the land that you are talking about and very reasonably has 
> plans for it. If
> that person cannot use the land in the way that they want to then the
> government should reemburse him (or her) for their loss. That 
> is the way
> things have historically worked (at least in the U. S.) and 
> that is the only
> honest way to do it. If the government does not reemburse the 
> owner then
> they are thieves. Why should one person or organisation bear 
> the burden of
> preserving a species, subspecies, or local population of an 
> organism? Don't
> get me wrong, I am in favor of habitat preservation but I don't think
> another should bear the burden for what I want done.

Valid and pertinent.  I contend that this was exactly the case with the
described Quino habitat in Murrieta.  So Clay is correct - "we" screwed up
in not securing the habitat.  It was obvious what the outcome would be,
given the extent of growth and expansion in the immediate area.

Mark Walker.
> 

 
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