There are a variety of actions that are being proposed by House and Senate bills that would in essence destroy the protections represented under the Endangered Species Act and make it virtually impossible to recover species.

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Land disturbance and fragmented habitat represent the greatest threats to the majority of these birds, and the golden-cheeked warbler is no different. Places where they make their home are under development pressure for home sites, grazing, logging and mineral extraction, and that's a lot of pressure for a species that perhaps has as few as 9,600 individual birds.

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Every one of these birds needs the protection of the Endangered Species Act. In part, it's about protecting habitat, because every bird and every animal of any kind needs a home.

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