so pajama boy, are u suggesting that we should kill off seals, porpoises and dolphins because they are also ENDANGERING the smelt? lol
no! you say.. so should people go thirsty 'to save the smelts'? of course not, right, so i guess it's adios for the smelt. and before you try to lecture me on the 'fragile ecosystem', just know you're wrong. something like 99.5% of all the species that have ever existed on earth are no longer with us, yet we're thriving as are thousands of other species. it ain't that fragile.
since you care so very much though, i think YOU should do something about it. Do it for the big cats man, their populations are diminishing rapidly! pick up your lever action, head on over to africa and show those poaching bastards whats up. hopefully you take scores of them out and die trying. ok.. BYE DUDE!!!