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| In the early 1970's the United States Federal
government expanded it's authority over Endangered Species, inshore Marine
Mammals and Animal Welfare at the direct expense of usurping state
jurisdictions over these matters. This has led to conflicts with landowners
and other private property owners and a broad spectrum of citizens from
loggers and ranchers to pet owners, hunters, and recreationists. Public
lands have been closed and businesses eliminated as a result of the
expanded authorities and enforcement of these statutes. Today a similar
expansion of US Federal jurisdiction is being proposed to place
"invasive" (or "non-native" or "exotic"
depending on interpretations) species under Federal control. As with the
Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and the Animal
Welfare Act bureaucratic manipulations and influence from environmental and
animal rights radicals can rightly be expected to utilize courts and
regulations to create as much, if not more, problems (intended and
unintended) for individuals and the nation. This series of nine articles
published on IWMC.org examines the history, current activities, and likely
future developments of this phenomenon from this perspective. |
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