South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard offered testimony on the Endangered Species Act at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. He says local governments are often ignored in the implementation…
In his testimony, Daugaard stressed that state governments are in a better position to work with landowners on ESA matters…
The Governor also expressed concerns about unfounded listings and the lack of implementation at the federal level. Daugaard used the state’s experience with the Topeka Shiner listing as an example, saying the species should not be listed in South Dakota because habitat and population problems exist in other states. Daugaard says the state is beginning an incentive program to encourage ag producers to retain wildlife habitat…
Daugaard was in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of a Western Governors’ Association trip.
