Climate News Now on Nostr: Meet the $2.7 billion frog. The federal government’s estimates for how much it will ...
Meet the $2.7 billion frog.
The federal government’s estimates for how much it will cost to bring back endangered species can be more than eye popping. Consider the case of the Oregon spotted frog.
It could cost $2,783,591,500 over the next 40 years to save the federally protected amphibian and remove it from the list of threatened species, according to a Fish and Wildlife Service draft recovery plan made public in March.
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https://www.eenews.net/articles/meet-the-2-7-billion-frog/
The federal government’s estimates for how much it will cost to bring back endangered species can be more than eye popping. Consider the case of the Oregon spotted frog.
It could cost $2,783,591,500 over the next 40 years to save the federally protected amphibian and remove it from the list of threatened species, according to a Fish and Wildlife Service draft recovery plan made public in March.
#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis
https://www.eenews.net/articles/meet-the-2-7-billion-frog/