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Ranchers Revolt as Feds Rope Off 2 Million Acres For Endangered Frog

5-8-2017 < Blacklisted News 33 59 words
 

Tiny frogs and toads used to swarm over the Sierra Nevada. Now, the government says nearly 2 million acres of land needs to be preserved to prevent them from going extinct. California ranchers and logging groups say those protections are hurting their ability to make a living. So another conflict over the Endangered Species Act is going to court.

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