The Petitioners respectfully submit this petition to delist the American burying beetle, an endangered insect, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for consideration under Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act.
The Endangered Species Act is an ineffective regulatory burden
The Endangered Species Act is all over the news lately. The Washington Post breathlessly warned that Congressman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) “wants to ‘invalidate’ the Endangered Species Act” and that he’s “getting close.” In that same newspaper, a George Washington University biologist wrote last week, “We don’t need to save endangered species” because “extinction is part of evolution.” Here’s what we do...