Paying to destroy and avoid…

Paying to destroy and avoid responsibility for our species and its habitat is jeopardizing our own community. It is comparable to paying to get away with murder. Species do not have the intellect to relocate and sustain themselves nor adapt as quickly as we are forcing them to in the current climates. In addition, by removing their habitat, it will further stress them and will put them in danger of extinction. As a member of this community, we should respect our species. They cannot speak, but if they did, they would tell us how much they already lost. We cannot further perpetuate the culture of paying to get away with harming our environment for short term benefits. I see our future living in harmony with our species and sustainably in our environment. One way is to conserve our species. Considering that habitat destruction is the number one cause of species extinction, more than pollution and invasive species, we must reject the proposed changes. We must live with morals and respect for our environment. The cost of remediation is tremendously more than prevention, and we need more preventative efforts, which are not appropriately addressed in the new proposal. I do not approve this new proposal.