They all argue for an animal's delisting so that their activities may continue. Alligators, no longer listed, are fair game for hunters. The pressures on a bird or animal do not end when it is removed from the endangered or threatened list. That's right - as a result of the success of the alligators' recovery, hunting was reinstated. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association is in regular attendance at endangered species hearings.
Members receive frequent updates on the association's efforts to weaken the act.
When a species is declared endangered, you cannot develop, graze cattle or otherwise use a piece of land where the animals live in such a way that could cause harm. This policy gets in the way of the process of greed that undermines our way of life. Sadly, some Native Americans play a role in the abuse as well. Its parts are in great demand by collectors. A number of native craft suppliers in the nation who offer feathers and other animal parts to artists and collectors will surely take advantage of the new legally available bald eagle parts when the bird is delisted.