This is a blatant disregard…

This is a blatant disregard for life on the planet...that the continued ruthless exploitation of habitat of species at risk will be permitted simply to enrich developers and farmers is mind boggling. As a farmer for the past 50 years I have tried to live in harmony with nature and maintain ecosystem functions for all species while providing food for our tables. It can be done...yes, I would be richer if I simply plowed up all of the 300 acres I farm, but the fence rows, trees, fallow friends provide habitat and make our lives richer in other ways. You change the Act in the way proposed and you diminish all our lives in an immoral, unethical way as you enrich the few...yet again.