Texas Leads Fight Against Endangered Songbird

[douglas9]

AUSTIN (CN) – The golden-cheeked warbler, a migratory songbird whose loss of habitat landed it on the endangered species list a generation ago, has been targeted by a Texas group that’s fixin’ to sue the United States to delist the bird.

The Texas Public Policy Foundation sent an intent-to-sue letter to the Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, saying it was acting “on behalf of” the Texas General Land Office.

The golden-cheeked warbler grows up to 5 inches long and nests only in Central Texas. Male warblers attract females by song and also sing to warn of danger.

Land Commissioner George P. Bush, the eldest son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has headed the General Land Office since 2015, claimed the year he took office that the songbird’s protections at Ford Hood affected military readiness.

http://www.courthousenews.com/texas-leads-fight-endangered-songbird/

[jpak]

1. i checked it off when I lived in TX

beautiful bird.

ugly bush