Endangered Species Act Sacrifices People to Frogs

The Endangered Species Act empowers the federal government to effectively nationalize private property without even compensating the owners of the property. Writing for the Heritage Institute’s Daily Signal, Scott Blakeman describes a recent action under the law:

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Quote :: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is seeking to protect the dusky gopher frog on the Endangered Species List by designating over 1,500 acres of private property in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana as a “critical habitat” for the embattled amphibian.
But here’s the kicker: The frog hasn’t been seen on the land in question for over 50 years. . . .
In the case of the St. Tammany property, the economic analysis produced by the USFWS revealed that the “designation could preclude all development on the land, causing the landowners to lose as much as $36 million.”

https://www.theobjectivestandard.com/2014/09/endangered-species-act-sacrifices-people-frogs/

Endangered Species Act Sacrifices People to Frogs

Endangered Species Act Sacrifices People to Frogs

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