Talk:Delhi Sands flower-loving fly

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I think this page needs some mention of the court case involving the fly. It was fairly significant in environmental law and endangered species issues. I may take the time to add something on it next week if there are no objections. Kilmanjaro1 (talk) 15:36, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

There should also be a mention about how this fly has been a nuisance to local residences and businesses in the Inland Empire. The Fish and wildlife Service along with city governments have made it impossible to afford building on your own land in areas where politicians "think" that this fly may live. This is done so by mandating to donate money to a "fly habitat" which is not in existence and has not been for the last 10 years. Does this sound like an organized effort to save an endangered species? The only effort that has been made is to squeeze money out of mom and pop shops and local land owners who are not permitted to build on their own land without an expensive 2 year survey to make sure there are not any flies in the buildable area. There have been many stories in the local papers and even on the CBS evening news about how no one is able to build due to bureaucratic minutia, and eco-sensitive politicians. Personally I heard of a small mom-pop shop that hired 2 biologists that assured the owners that their land was not inhabitable by this fly, yet no results occurred. Why should everyone have to pay the price of a political sensitivity? When you try to conduct research about the fly; (where information is very limited and what is available is from benefiting organizations) what does it contribute to our ecosystem which is so valuable? a pollinator, there is an abundance of bees, butterflies, birds and other insects who are plenty effective for that task in this barren landscape. Is anyone aware that the land which this fly inhabits is just sand! Thats right..... sand. We are protecting special SAND with taxpayer money. Check out the The Sand Fly's closest relative, the El Segundo Sand Fly..... it's extinct..... NO ONE MISSES IT!!! It is not significant enough to deserve such protection. July 2008 (MMAM)


 * wow how sad that people do not prefer biodiversity. i guess people rather see a bunch of houses around everywhere. these fly's pollinate citrus trees. also that is a lie that they can not build. actually allowing the fly habitat is great because it slows down build out of the inland region. if not there would have been more than double the amount of foreclosures than there is right now.Javiern (talk) 07:17, 21 March 2011 (UTC)