Today's extremely spicy take is that endangered species protection is a very expensive national vanity project
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If there've been very few of you around for a very long time and the environment isn't collapsing around you, if anything you've provided a lotta evidence that you ain't no keystone species
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I'm not suggesting that we pull all resources and regulations intended to slow the inevitable decline of reject species I'm not insane I'm suggesting that we pool our resources globally and go all-in on the Okapi, which is objectively the best onepic.twitter.com/dooKhPz7V3
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I know, I know: the elephants! We don't have 'em. They're not a part of our national vanity project. This is the longhorn fairy shrimp, which lives in seasonal pools of water in rock indentations. It is endangered because "live in tiny seasonal pools" is a shitty life strategy.pic.twitter.com/CfPUbILJic
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Nothing much eats the vernal pool fairy shrimp & it doesn't eat much of anything, either. It just sorta hangs out in the deceptively deep gross puddles that you accidentally ruin your shoes in. We've set aside 13,000 acres specifically for this shrimp. https://www.fws.gov/cno/es/images/Graphics/VPFS_5-yr%20review%20CNO%20FINAL%2027Sept07.pdf …
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These are the recommendations from the 76-page conservation report on this shrimp linked above. I have no idea how much all of this would cost, but you'll hopefully forgive me for thinking that maybe we should just... notpic.twitter.com/Xy6D454Z68
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Replying to @webdevMason
Hi Mason. The FSA would like you to come speak at our next meeting if you're available on 8/29.
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Replying to @FairyShrimpFSA @webdevMason
We'd like to understand your adversity to small crustaceans and your disdain of swamps in general. We're inviting a team of experts in the field.
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Neither of those things are true of me. As vanity projects go, this one is a fine choice. Insofar as people are interested in fairy shrimp, I think they should donate their time & money to fairy shrimp. I don't think significant taxpayer spend is clearly justified.
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