http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name-proposed-reinterpretation-of-key-words-in-the-endangered-species-act/ EcoTone focuses on ecological science in the news and its use in policy, conservation and education. Tue, 07 May 2013 01:28:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name-proposed-reinterpretation-of-key-words-in-the-endangered-species-act/comment-page-1/#comment-36039 RALPH JOHNSON Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:34:26 +0000 http://www.esa.org/esablog/?p=6811#comment-36039 PEOPLE WHO MAKE LAWS AND RULES DO NOT ANYWAYS UNDERSTAND LAWS OF NATURE. IN THIS CASE THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERING ‘GENETIC DRIFT’ OF A SMALL POPULATION. IT SEVERELY LIMITS THE POPULATION TO BE THRIFTY, BECAUSE OF INBREEDING. RALPH JOHNSON, PROF. BIOLOGY, MARTIN METHODIST PULASKI, TN.

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