Nigerian authorities argue they face an unenviable dilemma: if they try to free the girls, they risk some getting killed, or if they offer money or a prisoner swap, this would only leave the rebels stronger, endangering more lives in the long run.
Finally, it is not uncommon for the nets to come loose and wash ashore after strong surf, endangering sea life, surfers and fishermen, and giving sharks a free lunch ticket.
Neither, he said, does the plan protect sage grouse habitat on federal land damaged by energy development, and plans to protect the birds in those areas are not nearly as strong as an endangered designation would be.
And we must continue strong protections for endangered species at home.
Listing the bird as "threatened" would not be as onerous to industries as listing it as "endangered," a stronger classification.
Endangered by strong winds, powered by a mere average 8 HP and only able to carry a single passenger in miserable discomfort, it takes off at the speed of a bicycle.
The crisis reflects the growing sense of insecurity among Lebanon's many religious sects, whose precarious balance of power is increasingly endangered as the strongest political faction, the Shiite Muslim party Hezbollah, backs the Syrian government, and its Sunni rivals support the Sunni-led Syrian insurgency.
And, if anything, they highlight the need for the United States to continue to be a strong advocate and protector of endangered species.
Down this path, the agency charged with administering the Endangered Species Act finds that these activities will not jeopardize the survival and recovery of endangered species, despite strong scientific evidence to the contrary.
