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Follow The Money: How to interpret “peer review” science.

On January 29, 2017 By

 

I regularly hear or read arguments from agencies compromising our natural heritage that such and such studies support their management decisions.  However, often the agencies overlook or ignore contrary science that does not support the policy or management decision.

To give them a break, the average district ranger or even specialists like wildlife biologists, […]

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service catches it for meddling with the wolf delisting peer review process

On August 19, 2013 By

New York Times and others condemn Agency actions. Wolf delisting temporarily halts-

Before a species can be removed from the endangered or threatened species list a panel of qualified scientists  (“peers”) need to review the proposal to see if a delisting as proposed is justified — will not result in the species becoming in need […]

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~ Edward Abbey