So it sued to stop construction of the school. We had no choice but to jump in. It was like walking by a burning house. We had no choice but to run in and try to save the kid. A federal court ultimately allowed the school to be built, though with certain protections.
Suckling remains undaunted.
It's really important that some group wants to be at the vanguard and say things like they are and take aggressive action to protect endangered species. That means you're going to get criticism as well as praise. If you're going to change the status quo, that is what's going to happen. Everybody wants the praise, but a lot of groups are not willing to take the criticism. If developers, miners and loggers aren't mad at you, then you're not changing the way they do business.