U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Has Declared Giraffes - Yes, Giraffes - An Endangered Species

Posted • November 22, 2024: Many Federal employees are running pretty scared right now with the knowledge that Elon Musk's and Vivek Ramaswamy's Department of Government Efficiency is going to be taking a long, hard look at what they do every day to justify spending taxpayer money like sailors on shore leave. While some departments are much bigger and much more wasteful than others, Musk and Ramaswamy have given every indication that no department or agency will be immune to or outside the scope of their investigation and analysis. Yes, that means even you, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Yesterday, CBS News reported that the USFWS has declared giraffes -- yes, giraffes -- an endangered species. -- CBS News @CBSNews: “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed new protections for giraffes, saying their populations are threatened by poaching, habitat loss and climate change.”

Now, don't get us wrong. We've got nothing against giraffes. They are beautiful, elegant animals and we would hate for them to go away. But why is the USFWS declaring them endangered when there are no giraffes in America outside of zoos? Are … are the zookeepers poaching them? Because that would be very bad. -- “Giraffe populations are in trouble — and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday proposed listing three subspecies of the tall animals as endangered and two species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Their populations have been declining because of poaching, habitat loss and climate change, officials said. While giraffes are not native to the U.S., listing them under the act would still provide protections to giraffe populations. The Endangered Species Act, enacted in 1973, establishes protections for fish, wildlife and plants that are listed as threatened or endangered.”

“Under the act, federal agencies are required to ensure their actions are unlikely to jeopardize listed species, according to the agency. 'Federal protections for giraffes will help protect a vulnerable species, foster biodiversity, support ecosystem health, combat wildlife trafficking, and promote sustainable economic practices,' USFWS Director Martha Williams said in a press release. 'This action supports giraffe conservation while ensuring the United States does not contribute further to their decline.'” -- Hey, USFWS Director Martha Williams. you'd better get ready for Musk and Ramaswamy to ask, 'What would you say you DO here?' -- Because giraffe poaching is a huge problem in the United States. I used to see herds of giraffes while hunting in Tennessee. Not anymore. Sad times. Sigh … we used to be a proper country. With our vast, roaming herds of giraffes.

I just stopped some hunters in my backyard trying to take down a family of giraffes. Sometimes I wish I didn’t live in the Midwest so I would have to deal with this nonsense. -- Giraffe poachers are running rampant in downtown Chicago and St. Louis just looking for their next targets. Maybe that's why those cities have so many shootings every weekend. The gangs are just trying to bag their next giraffe trophy. Oh, but it gets even better. While USFWS lists poaching as the primary cause of giraffes' declining population, they are also blaming it on … wait for it … climate change. Because, of course, they are. That’s the final straw. American Giraffes are dying off because of climate change. Does ANYONE care what the news says anymore? (No) The legacy media is dead, this is true, but in this instance, we're more inclined to blame useless government bureaucrats who have nothing of value to contribute. (…)

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CBS News: Giraffes need endangered species protection, U.S. officials say
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/giraffe-species-endangered-species-act-protection/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=662587741