Please reconsider the…

Please reconsider the effects of this proposed legislation. Priority should be given to protecting the environment and the many species within it. Biodiversity is required for a healthy environment and must be preserved. Small populations of a species in one area may provide a valuable genetic resource for the species everywhere and so should be protected even if larger populations exist elsewhere. Some species require many years to reach sexual maturity and so may be severely and adversely
affected by short term planning.
Transparency of decisions made by the government is extremely important. As is the ability to educate and inform the government by citizens. Unbiased, scientific knowledge should be placed before individual preferences when making decisions.