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Birders,

Just thought some of you would be interested. Science means nothing if you 
don't have political clout. Birders need to unite and become 
vocal............

Good Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL' COOT / TLBA
Bartlett Tenn.


FWD from From Lewis Crowell, East Aurora, NY

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), disregarding the pleas of
leading ornithologists and conservationists, is   proposing to allow the
killing of unlimited numbers of Double-crested Cormorants in 24 states.
This new rule
would set a dangerous precedent for the potential  slaughter of other
birds such as Caspian Terns, herons,  mergansers and even kingfishers,
based largely on unsubstantiated and unscientific claims that the birds
deplete fishing resources.
    Click Here  http://www.saveourbirds.org ; to Stop This Proposed Rule

                               Yes, cormorants, herons, egrets and
kingfishers eat fish and have for millennia, with both fish and birds
flourishing. In the 19th century, Cormorants were relentlessly
persecuted, substantially reducing populations..  .  .
                       Cormorants are being made the scapegoat for
fishery declines while the  real reasons - over-fishing, pollution,
destruction of habitat and dams - go unchecked.  .  .  .  In the few
instances where cormorants   do cause problems to sport fisheries,
current regulations already allow for their control under FWS-issued
permits.

        The new rule, if implemented, could lead to the killing of
hundreds of thousands of birds. The slaughter and the  destruction of
nests, eggs, and young without a permit could occur if Cormorants are
found by a state or federal   agency to be "injurious to public
resources". This means that when Cormorants eat fish from any public
waters,  an agency could shoot, snap the necks of, or gas unlimited
numbers without another agency (the FWS)
exercising independent scientific review and judgment in issuing a
permit, as must be done now.
              Click Here to Act Now

                               WHAT CAN YOU DO: So far, misguided
corporate and fishing interests have overwhelmed scientists and
conservationists in commenting on the FWS cormorant management proposal.
(Where are the birders??  Your voice will help shift the   balance back
in favor of reasoned science and environmental protection. Without your
intervention NOW, this   killing could escalate and other species will
be next. Please take a moment to send an automatic message via   email
to the public comment docket saying NO to the proposed depredation
order. Comments are due by May 16, so please don't hesitate.




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Jay Greenberg <conservationist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Rochester, NY



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