Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Barrasso wants changes to species law U.S. Sen. John Barrasso says he supports changes in the federal Endangered Species Act that would clarify the delisting of recovered species. "I think it should be based on sound science and if something gets listed there should be a recovery plan in place immediately with a kind of a level of when do you know the tank is full and then once that happens then whatever that species is comes off the list," Barrasso said in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday. Barrasso cited the grizzly bear and the gray wolf as examples of recovered species whose delistings were held up....

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