Klamath Falls Flashpoint Explained

Humans and animals clash at Klamath Falls in a conflict caused by the Endangered Species Act.

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July 12, 2001, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The conflict is a familiar one, pitting ostensibly the interests of animals protected under the Endangered Species Act...against the interests of property-owning human beings...The decision caused what the farmers say will be at least $200 million in losses this year. If allowed to stand, it threatens more than 1,000 families with the effectively forced eviction (albeit paid) from land they have farmed for generations. The environmentalists say: excellent...Man, sniff the environmentalists, was never supposed to be here at all."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Evicted by Environmentalists

Wednesday, July 11, 2001 in The Washington Post

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