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Taxpayers to shell out $50M for Marines to evacuate 1,200 Mojave tortoises
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:40 am
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:40 am
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Taxpayers will be forking over $50 million to have the Marines remove nearly 1,200 tortoises from future training grounds in the Mojave Desert, but similar efforts in the past have proven disastrous, say environmentalists.
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The desert tortoises, already under stress from drought, disease and human interference, will be airlifted later this month from 130,000 acres surrounding the Corps' Air Ground Combat Center. The center is undergoing an expansion to facilitate live fire and maneuver training for full-scale Marine Expeditionary Brigade-sized elements.
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The area slated for expansion is in prime tortoise habitat, and the number of breeding adults has dropped by about 50 percent over the last decade, according to a recent survey by federal biologists.
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In 2008, the Army moved 670 tortoises from its National Training Center near Barstow to new homes in the western Mojave. That $8.6 million effort proved disastrous when it was learned that a large percentage of them died within a year, many eaten by coyotes.
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The desert tortoise is classified as a threatened species because its numbers have declined rapidly over the past few decades due to predators and disease. Soft shells leave young tortoises vulnerable to predators ranging from ants and ground squirrels to ravens and coyotes.
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:43 am to ForeverLSU02
Wait until Trump hears about this
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:43 am to ForeverLSU02
Last to know, first to go.
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:44 am to ForeverLSU02
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shell out
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tortoises
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:45 am to ForeverLSU02
Heck, fly them over here and I'll build them a a tortoise paradise for only $25M
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:45 am to ForeverLSU02
I'm a good right wing voter but you have to realize that we have this beautiful gift called the earth to take sensible care of. I would like species we have today to exist healthily tomorrow
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:46 am to MorbidTheClown
Tired of tax money being spent on bullshite like this!
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:48 am to ForeverLSU02
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Taxpayers will be forking over $50 million to have the Marines remove nearly 1,200 tortoises
Is this really the purpose of government or marines? It just seems like a volunteer group could easily achieve the same thing.
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:49 am to jrodLSUke
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marines
marine life matters
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:53 am to jrodLSUke
Well considering the Marines are the one taking over the turtle's native habitat, accountability starts with them to make it as low impact as possible.
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:54 am to ForeverLSU02
But you hear more complaints about the popes buying name brand colas and steak with EBT cards.
This post was edited on 3/8/16 at 10:57 am
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:54 am to jrodLSUke
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Is this really the purpose of government or marines? It just seems like a volunteer group could easily achieve the same thing.
They are being relocated due to an expansion of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center.
I have a feeling there is more to this story.
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:55 am to Swoopin
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I'm a good right wing voter but you have to realize that we have this beautiful gift called the earth to take sensible care of. I would like species we have today to exist healthily tomorrow
Feeling similar. Well said
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:56 am to Swoopin
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we have this beautiful gift called the earth to take sensible care of. I would like species we have today to exist healthily tomorrow
Do you hate all of America or just our freedom?
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:57 am to Swoopin
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I'm a good right wing voter but you have to realize that we have this beautiful gift called the earth to take sensible care of. I would like species we have today to exist healthily tomorrow
I agree although I do question the cost of the effort.
But the kneejerk "why waste money on the environment" is a weird argument. Money spent on protecting wildlife and wild lands is something that provides a legitimate benefit to Americans.
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:57 am to Swoopin
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Well considering the Marines are the one taking over the turtle's native habitat, accountability starts with them to make it as low impact as possible.
Exactly. That seems reasonable.
Posted on 3/8/16 at 11:07 am to LucasP
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Do you hate all of America or just our freedom?
Which branch were you/are you in?
This post was edited on 3/8/16 at 11:08 am
Posted on 3/8/16 at 11:16 am to MorbidTheClown
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marine life matters
These arent sea turtles
This post was edited on 3/8/16 at 11:16 am
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