{"id":3254,"date":"2014-02-19T12:35:25","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T17:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2014-02-19T12:35:26","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T17:35:26","slug":"special-alert-victory-for-endangered-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/special-alert-victory-for-endangered-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Alert &#8211; Victory for Endangered Species"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-3255\" alt=\"plover USFWS \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/plover-USFWS-2.png\" width=\"340\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/plover-USFWS-2.png 425w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/plover-USFWS-2-300x254.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>From our Advocacy Department:<\/p>\n<p>We are happy to report that yesterday, in response to a lawsuit filed against the Commonwealth&#8217;s regulatory use of priority habitat screening to protect endangered species, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously to affirm the state&#8217;s authority under the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/eea\/agencies\/dfg\/dfw\/natural-heritage\/regulatory-review\/mass-endangered-species-act-mesa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Massachusetts Endangered Species Act<\/a><\/strong> (MESA).<\/p>\n<p>The priority habitat designation program allows the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game\u2019s<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/eea\/agencies\/dfg\/dfw\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fisheries and Wildlife Division<\/a><\/strong> to review projects in environmentally sensitive areas and make recommendations for landowners to avoid impacts to these vulnerable species. Mass Audubon coordinated <em>amicus<\/em> brief filings in support of the Commonwealth with partners from the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions, Conservation Law Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, and the National Wildlife Federation.<\/p>\n<p>The decision by the Supreme Judicial Court reaffirms the Commonwealth&#8217;s right to protect its most vulnerable plant and animal species from destruction,\u201d said Jack Clarke, Mass Audubon\u2019s Director of Public Policy and Government Relations. \u201cMass Audubon applauds the Attorney General&#8217;s Office and the Department of Fish and Game for successfully defending the endangered species act before the state&#8217;s highest court for the second time in thirteen years. As original drafters of the endangered species act, we look forward to its continued fair implementation and the protections it affords.\u201d <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.masslive.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2014\/02\/supreme_judicial_court_rules_a.html\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more about the decision<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While we take this time to celebrate, we also await news of MESA bills currently awaiting action in the legislature\u2019s Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture. We support Representative Stephen Kulik\u2019s (D-Worthington) consensus bill (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Bills\/188\/House\/H756\" target=\"_blank\">H.756<\/a><\/strong>) that would strengthen our existing endangered species law, and we continue to oppose any legislation that would repeal or weaken it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Photo via US Fish and Wildlife Service<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From our Advocacy Department: We are happy to report that yesterday, in response to a lawsuit filed against the Commonwealth&#8217;s regulatory use of priority habitat screening to protect endangered species, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously to affirm the state&#8217;s authority under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA). The priority habitat designation program allows [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advocacy-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-Qu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2885,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/action-alert-mass-endangered-species-act\/","url_meta":{"origin":3254,"position":0},"title":"Action Alert: Mass Endangered Species Act","author":"Hillary T.","date":"October 31, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Efforts to repeal the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA) are once again underway, and we need your help! 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