Thank you for the…

Thank you for the opportunity to comment. It is vital for the health of our interconnected ecosystem that we do not let species become extinct. This legislation should be strengthened and the penalties for harming endangered species increased. Having “streamlined” processes where developers can pay to harm the habitat or species at risk is a short-sighted, immoral and selfish act. The proposed changes weaken an effective protection and should not be adopted. The government should be ashamed they proposed this in its current form. Once a species is extinct it is gone forever, and the ecosystem won’t be the same. Selling these parts of our natural heritage, for us and our children and our grandchildren, is an evil deed Do not adopt these proposed changes. Strengthen the act so that species do not go extinct. Do the right thing.