Slow News Day

The Federal Fish and Wildlife unfortunately picked a "slow news day" to make public the latest brilliant announcement of just how concerned that agency is about protected and endangered sub-human species in Oregon.  No, I am not talking politicians here, I'm talking about the agency's decision to decide whether or not to list several indigenous species as Protected or Endangered, and to decide on just how large an area of land would be declared to be "off limits" to the timber industry, the recreation industry, the building industry, etc.  This is in order to provide "safe, natural habitat" for these poor creatures whose very lives are threatened by even the nearby existence of  human beings.

The creatures which will possibly receive Federal Protection are "susceptible to harm from logging, mining, grazing, pesticide and fertilizer use and water diversion," according to a DFW spokesman.  "They're part of the food web, they're important for nutrient cycling, they eat decaying matter."  These creatures obviously need the same levels of protection from rampant humanity as the Northern Spotted Owl, whose "protection" virtually ended Oregon's chief industry, timber harvesting; and the Marbled Murrelet, whose Federally-provided protection zones have placed miles and miles of Oregon and California shores off-limits to human presence.  By the way, the Northern Spotted Owl population in Oregon is still threatened.  It is not, however, threatened by loggers.  It is driven out of its native habitat, those millions of acres of now-unharvestable forests, by the Barred Owl, which species has virtually taken over the protected lands and harrasses the smaller Spotted Owl out from the common forest.  You know, that Darwinian "survival of the fittest" thing that most tree-huggers and other eco-nazis spout.

This season's victimized wildlife?  Drumroll please....:

26 "rare" slugs and snails!!  I for one would love to know just how well-paid are the Federal Mollusk Census Takers, Collators, Data Interpreters,and Expositors.  "I'm From the Government, and I'm Here to Help" are still the nine most terrifying words in the English Language.
Best to sell your 30.06 and your ATV while the market still exists.

-neon leon