Reader comments: Review planned for 6 rare species in Utah
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Dave | 8:54 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008
Obviously we have more money than we know what to do with.
Phil | 9:41 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008
And obviously, not enough species than we know what to do with.
basinboy56 | 12:39 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008
You've got to be kidding!? $39 Million to save a sucker?! We taxpayers are the suckers! Vote for those who will bring some sense to the Endangered Species Act!
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Kevin in the Terrace | 10:42 a.m. Oct. 9, 2008
That money has been spent on this project for many years and that is why it has cost so much.
chad | 2:48 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008
Thanks Kevin. Also, that money has been spent not just to save june suckers, but also to rehabilitate a damaged ecosystem. If you read the Endangered Species Act, it states that the recovery of a species involves the recovery of its habitat. If there was more support from local citizens and government, Utah Lake and its tributaries would be in a much healthier state. So, the $39 million has been spread out over 21 years. That's less than 2 million a year to try and rehabilitate one of the largest freshwater lakes in the West.
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