I wish that it didn't have to come to this....

A trio of conservation groups in Nevada/Arizona are suing the federal government in an effort to protect the Sand Mountain Blue butterfly. You can read the story at cnn.com. It seems like this is the only way that a species can get protection now. I can understand why people get upset when the government tries to enforce the Endangered Species Act on private land but the act shouldn't be this difficult to apply to public lands.