Threat to Salmon

Re “Shred the Roadmap to Salmon Extinction,” Commentary, Dec. 30: Thanks to Bruce Babbitt for his lucid explanation of the implications of the Bush administration’s so-called plan for the salmon habitat in Washington state. No matter how many times it is pointed out, it seems to be difficult to make the Bush team (and the American public) understand that the loss of a species is another link in the chain of environmental destruction, and that lost species, clean air and clean water can never be replaced.

Carolyn King

Silverdale, Wash.