Any money to protect habitat and species is good but the amount of money here is extraordinarily small relative to the land values,

It doesn't matter what you do for species if you don't protect their habitat.

Federal agencies shouldn't be able to dodge their obligations to protect endangered species by delegating important decision to the states. The state doesn't have the authority to protect endangered species the way the feds do.

It's an unfortunate commentary on the willingness of this administration to undermine the Endangered Species Act. Despite its small size this toad needs a lot of land to complete its life cycle.

Expanded fire suppression efforts may be the only way to save these species from extinction, ... The good news is that fire suppression should also benefit nearby human residents.

Habitat protection for the toad translates into water quality protection for the people.