FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Re: DC Cormorant - to be killed in unlimited numbers.

[mgreene@xxxxxxxxx]

I strongly suggest that everyone take the time to do this NOW.  It only=

took me about 45 seconds to visit the website and fill in the appropria=
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blanks.  Do it now before you forget.

Good birding,

Mark Greene
Trenton, TN



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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

=A0 =A0 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), disregarding the plea=
s of
leading ornithologists and conservationists, is=A0=A0 proposing to allo=
w the
killing of unlimited numbers of Double-crested Cormorants in 24 states.=

This new rule
would set a dangerous precedent for the potential=A0 slaughter of other=

birds such as Caspian Terns, herons,=A0 mergansers and even kingfishers=
,
based largely on unsubstantiated and unscientific claims that the birds=

deplete fishing resources.
=A0 =A0 Click Here=A0 http://www.saveourbirds.org=A0 to Stop This Propo=
sed Rule

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 Yes, cor=
morants, 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..=A0 .=A0 .
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 Cormorants are being mad=
e the scapegoat for
fishery declines while the=A0 real reasons - over-fishing, pollution,
destruction of habitat and dams - go unchecked.=A0 .=A0 .=A0 .=A0 In th=
e few
instances where cormorants=A0=A0 do cause problems to sport fisheries,
current regulations already allow for their control under FWS-issued
permits.

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 The new rule, if implemented, could lead to the killing=
 of
hundreds of thousands of birds. The slaughter and the=A0 destruction of=

nests, eggs, and young without a permit could occur if Cormorants are
found by a state or federal=A0=A0 agency to be "injurious to public
resources". This means that when Cormorants eat fish from any public
waters,=A0 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.
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Click Here to Act Now

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 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??=A0 Your voice will help shift the=A0=A0 balanc=
e back
in favor of reasoned science and environmental protection. Without your=

intervention NOW, this=A0=A0 killing could escalate and other species w=
ill
be next. Please take a moment to send an automatic message via=A0=A0 em=
ail
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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