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Thursday, April 25, 2013

CRC: The Great Gator Hoax: The American alligator is thriving—no thanks to the Endangered Species Act

By  | February 8, 2013

The Great Gator Hoax

The American alligator is thriving—no thanks to the Endangered Species Act (Green Watch, February 2013 – PDF here)

By Brian SeasholesAl E. Gator

Summary: This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which has been criticized for blocking construction projects, destroying jobs, and allowing the virtual confiscation of people’s property by making land unusable. In the future, the ESA may be used to justify government policies related to “global warming.” Yet one of the most-cited examples of ESA success, saving the American alligator from extinction, simply never happened. The alligator had been well-protected before the ESA was passed. Was it ever endangered at all?

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