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<blockquote data-quote="nimrod" data-source="post: 3238429" data-attributes="member: 28249"><p>Not my sign and not my project, but I did capture that beetle in the picture between Pawhuska and Bartlesville that is on almost all Fish and Wildlife ABB items. Those signs are probably on a pipeline or maybe for a well pad that is being built. Most of what we ABB biologists do revolves around oil and gas, some wind farms, and roads. But by far the majority is oil and gas.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Unfortunately for developers, we cant do the baiting away any longer. I am not sad; when we did that I would have to hike 6 miles a day with 20 rotten fryer chickens in a bag. Now, they have to purchase mitigation credits, which can run anywhere from around $4,000 to $30,000 per acre of the project. I work on alot of projects that get abandoned because the beetles are there and the cost blows the budget.</p><p></p><p>The Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that they want to propose to downlist the ABB to threatened; but that is likely to be challenged in court. It probably will take a minimum of 5 years to get it done, if it is done at all. </p><p></p><p>If it is delisted or downlisted, the Monarch Butterfly is next to be listed as threatened or endangered, and will take the place of the ABB most likely. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm all for saving species, but military exercises should not be affected by them in my opinion. I went to San Diego for some job training, and some of the people in my class were "environmental inspectors" on the military bases. They were telling me how they would stop the Marines in a tank for driving through certain pools that may have an endangered fairy shrimp in them, and giving the tank commander a citation. Ridiculous.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nimrod, post: 3238429, member: 28249"] Not my sign and not my project, but I did capture that beetle in the picture between Pawhuska and Bartlesville that is on almost all Fish and Wildlife ABB items. Those signs are probably on a pipeline or maybe for a well pad that is being built. Most of what we ABB biologists do revolves around oil and gas, some wind farms, and roads. But by far the majority is oil and gas. Unfortunately for developers, we cant do the baiting away any longer. I am not sad; when we did that I would have to hike 6 miles a day with 20 rotten fryer chickens in a bag. Now, they have to purchase mitigation credits, which can run anywhere from around $4,000 to $30,000 per acre of the project. I work on alot of projects that get abandoned because the beetles are there and the cost blows the budget. The Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that they want to propose to downlist the ABB to threatened; but that is likely to be challenged in court. It probably will take a minimum of 5 years to get it done, if it is done at all. If it is delisted or downlisted, the Monarch Butterfly is next to be listed as threatened or endangered, and will take the place of the ABB most likely. I'm all for saving species, but military exercises should not be affected by them in my opinion. I went to San Diego for some job training, and some of the people in my class were "environmental inspectors" on the military bases. They were telling me how they would stop the Marines in a tank for driving through certain pools that may have an endangered fairy shrimp in them, and giving the tank commander a citation. Ridiculous. [/QUOTE]
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