the forest service, an extra layer of consultation with the us fish and wildlife service following designation of critical habitat for the species. to be clear the forest service and fish and wildlife service were already conducting robust scientific analysis with regard to habitat at the project level so these are fully committed to conservation of the species. the ruling stand in contrast with the 10th circuit ruling and a related case in 2007. in 2016 october, the supreme court declined the obama administration's petition to resolve conflicting circuit court opinions which effectively uphold the ninth circuit ruling. as highlighted by the department of justice cottonwood ruling has potential to cripple the forest service and land management functions. it increases requirements with conservation benefit. and the links noted more than 850 listed species in the geographic area of the ninth circuit. and it is the core decision. we are seeing this firsthand in montana. and consultation with fish and wildlife service with other work with consultation, and there are five forest management projects in montana, and blo

a properly managed forest is also good for wildlife habitat. we have teamed with the rocky mountain health foundation. their headquarters are in missoula, montana. if you want to see more elk, more wildlife, you need to manage the forest. it is good for wildlife habitat, good for water quality because a wildfire is devastating to the watershed. because what happens, the wildfires come three, they wipe out the trees, they wipe out the grasses and then when the spring rains come, when the snowmettlen the snowmelt comes in the spring, you see tremendous devastation of fish habitat and losing good sources of water for our communities. and let's talk about the unspeakable amount of carbon emissions that are produced by these wildfires. i can tell you, we're done listening to radical environmentalists when they tell us otherwise. too many forest management projects have been held up in frivolous litigation at the expense of the people of montana. one such project, the stonewall project, it was halted because of the terrible cottonwood decision, which

we have to do with extra level of planning and consultation with fish and wildlife following the designation of critical habitat for the links species so to be clearer vision wildlife were already conducting robust scientific analysis with regard to though links habitat so they were and are fully committed to the cotton would ruling is in contrast to the tenth circuit ruling on a related case in 2007 but unfortunately in 2016 the supreme court declined the obama administration petition to resolve the conflicting circuit court opinions which uphold the ninth circuit ruling. has highlighted by president obama the card would ruling has the potential to cripple the forest service and land management functions. doj highlighted the decisions to substantially increase paperwork without any conservation benefit that the department of justice noted 850 listed species in a geographical area to emphasize the sheer volume of the volume to the decision. we see this firsthand and montana as it is prioritized consultation with fish and wildlife service above the grizzly bear consultation so today there are projects in montana

to shine, create grass for feed for the the areas.eave so by thinning the forest, we reduce wildlife habitat, risk of wildfires and something else that will happen, they burn they will sterilize the ground. hen springtime comes, we have runoff, snow, rains, it then reates tremendous erosion, destroying watersheds and fisheries, not to mention smoke, carbon in the air. i was chatting with a teacher this morning, a second grade teacher from montana, having with her. she told me the kids have to be inside for recess because the so quality becomes hazardous, the kids don't go out for recess, that has to change. a kid growing up in montan awe had 30 active saw montan atoday we have eight. huge demand for lumber. and he irma, what you are seeing is huge requirements, go to more lumber to stricken areas. we can't get enough logs, enough logs 't get to keep the saw mills running three shifts per day that, is outrageous. mentioned the hurricanes, do you think enough attention has been paid to the are seeing as we with the current hurricanes and even with mariah? harvey, irma, mariah, ose, the focus,

. >> it's a classic case of commuter traffic going through wildlife habitats. >> reporter: the uc-davis study showed the total cost for these types of freeway collisions statewide in 2016 was $276 million. add in the rural highways and it goes up another $300 million. one proposed solution is to build freeway underpasses for animals to cross. or building fencing along the freeways to keep them off the roads in the first place. the study authors say those two measures would pay for themselves in just a couple of years. live in san francisco, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> time now 6:09. a new lawsuit has been filed by a group of first responders who helped with the relief effort after hurricane harvey. >> several bay area cities are among those vying to become the site for the second amazon headquarters and all the jobs that come with it. >> and you're waking up to some fog out there, even some drizzle in the air. how that's going to affect your friday temperatures and a look at what's ahead for the weekend. >> and things looking okay if you are making your way through san francisco along 28

over a million acres burned, livelihoods threatened, wildlife habitats destroyed and dangerous air quality in our communities. i've also seen effective forest management. last week i went to the field with b.l.m. officials to see a forest they manage. when b.l.m. treated a forest and approaching -- an approaching fire dropped into the underbrush and was quickly extinguished. all the trees in the treated forest lived, but the trees in the untreated forest died and won't recover in our lifetime. we need to be proactive and start managing our forests again. well-managed forests are healthier forests with more wildlife, more hunting, more good-paying jobs for montanans and more importantly our forests are helpedy. now is the time to enact real reform and start managing our forests. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. . for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i received a letter, a very heartfelt letter, from a constituent expressing her frustra

wildlife is spectacular and rare. many species live here and only here. it is a privilege to see them in their natural habitatfor how much longer? this has taken more than nine hours of walking, but we are finally here. we are right at the centre of what is the latest sapphire rush, the biggest sapphire rush. for at least 20 years, and still they come, men, women and children. building homes of wood and plastic, creating a makeshift town in the heart of the forest. there are shops, and bars... ..but no hospital, school or police station. no—one wants to be here long. but they will stay as long as it takes to get lucky. and the bluer the sapphires, the more money they're worth. these are poor men, working hard, hoping to get rich. tens of thousands of people have moved here to clear the land and dig for gemstones. this was once virgin rainforest. but now look. mineshafts and spoil heaps scar the landscape. there are thousands of men right across this valley working all day, every day, down these pits, digging out hundreds of bags of sand, and all of them are looking for something no bigger than the size of my

wildlife. so it will provide habitat for ground nesting birds which are threatened like skylarks and grey partridgesconcern, we will provide much—needed comfort for pollinators such as bumblebees, which are really under threat. thank you very much indeed, guys. we will speak to you again later on. we will have a good look around the site want to get some daylight. the white cliffs of dover have always been, well, i don't want to say iconic, because it is overused, but so if operative. this parcel of land, as they were saying, will provide this buffer. half a million visitors to this area, everybody wants visitors but they do ta ke everybody wants visitors but they do take their toll. it is a fascinating site and an impressive and very rapid fundraising efforts that has taken place here. john, what time does the sun come up? 6:50am. i am reliably informed. well, that's good. and very precise. i expect nothing less. it is like those postcards, you know, the eiffel tower in the dark. just a black piece of card. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning, three years since the phrase northern

say the main causes of the mass extinction of wildlife is human overpopulation and over-consumption, especially by theich, the destruction of anals habitats, toxic pollution, and climate change. the report also warns that humans will be impacted by this mass extinction, writing -- "the resulting biological annihilation obviously will have serious ecological, economic and social consequences. humanity will eventually pay a very high price for the decimation of the only assemblage of life that we know of in the universe." we're joined now by two guests. colin carlson is the lead author of the parasite extinction report published last week. he's a phd candidate in environmental science, policy, and management at berkeley. and joining us via democracy now! video stream, we're joined by elizabeth kolbert is an award-winning journalist and a staff writer at "the new yorker" magazine, where she has reported extensively on climate change. her most recent piece is headlined "hurricane harvey and the storms to come." she was awarded the pulitzer prize for her 2015 book "the sixth extinctition." we welcomeme you both to democry now! elizabeth kolber

. >>> wildlife cameras are giving people a close-up look at animals in their natural habitat.y the cameras are spread across several wilderness areas including sugar loaf stick park, the cameras small and silent, perfect for catching an assortment of bobcats, dear, coyotes, rabbits and then there's this, black bears seen roaming around for food. >> last year was mother bear and baby bears and that was the first time baby bears have been seen in the mountains in this area in over 50 years. >> the cameras have also been very good catching these even elivusalane d iman at night, sometime the animals not so shy. check this out. it's a bear coming up licking the lens. >>> then there's this. california now has an official state dinosaur. meet augusttonolophus. fossils of the duck billed creature have been found only near fresno. so governor brown signed a bill making it the official dinosaur of the golden state. california has more than 30 sta denim. go figure. >> who knew? >> you told us the dinosaur story and throw in a little levi's action as well. it's a big state. i guess we ha

habitat destruction. a man who knows all about snow leopards... let's talk to ianjones — head of big cats at paradise wildlifehave a male and a female. tell us a little bit about how they came to be in danger to in the first place, and about what's being done in your breeding programme? so, originally in the 70s, we don't really know a lot about snow leopards, and they were finally brought back into captivity to start a breeding programme. and then over the last line of 20—25 yea rs, then over the last line of 20—25 years, we've got a lot better at actually looking at snow leopards in the world and trying to find out how many snow leopards are actually out there. we believe there's probably about 3500-7000 there. we believe there's probably about 3500—7000 snow leopards in the wild, a lot higher than 30 years ago. snow leopards here are hopefully going to play a part. on the breeding programme we have successfully bred here in the past. these two have been paired up for about a year and we are hoping they will go on and breed successfully in the future. we are looking at some beautiful cubs from the snow leop