FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] personal response to FWS proposed dccormorant rule

[Dnldhlt@xxxxxxx]

I responded at the given website, adding the following personal note.  It 
could have been said better, but I had to say something!  I highly recommend 
that you send a respectful, heartfelt message to the decision-makers.  It 
will be beneficial to the process, and to your own peace of mind.------Don 
Holt
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It is not enough just to stop this proposed rule for Double-crested Cormorant 
Management published at 68 FR 12653 that would allow the unnecessary killing 
of cormorants.  The process of governmental decision-making that allows 
serious consideration of such discredited ideas that contradict well 
understood principles of resource management sorely needs to be re-examined.  
The goals  of those seeking a short-sighted profit are at odds with the 
long-term profits of posterity, and need to be regulated for the good of all. 
 This is the meaning of conservation, and supposedly the reason for the 
existence of the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service.  I strongly support the 
highest purposes of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in service of the 
Public Trust, and am grateful for the many capable and well-intentioned 
people who have been the national stewards of our priceless natural 
resources.  Therefore, if the proposed rule for Double-crested Cormorant 
Management published at 68 FR 12653, or other such abdications of the Public 
Trust are allowed to continue, I will support financially and politically to 
the best of my ability any and all legally undertaken actions to hold 
accountable the individuals and institutions responsible, and to address and 
correct the structural and procedural flaws that undermine said Public Trust. 
 As an established member of a conservation-minded community of responsible 
citizens, I am representative of many others that share my viewpoint and 
commitment.  We urge you collectively to remember your highest purposes, and 
trust that you will pursue them with intelligence and dedication.

Respectfully,
Donald Holt
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