The listing of species will be followed with a dozens of lawsuits clamoring for huge spaces of restricted habitat. Other lawsuits against Federal land authorities, especially BLM, will try to make the agencies interpret current regulations by the standards of the environmental groups. The lawsuits and the ESA listings will be accompanied by a polished media campaign. If we don t, we ll lose this one. The New Mexico based Paragon Foundation is planning a substantial national media and lobbying campaign to counter this threat to public lands ranching.
Help is needed from all ranchers and ranching organizations.