Please Help!
(Apologies if this message was previously posted, as I very recently joined the
list and have not checked the archives. Thank you.)
----- Original Message -----
From: Norm Saunders
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 6:56 AM
To: MDOSPREY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [MDOSPREY] An Important Bird Conservation Issue
Dear Bird Conservation Supporter,
We urgently need your help to stop a proposal that will lead to the killing
of unlimited numbers of Double-crested Cormorants in 24 states across the
country. Every email is essential in this campaign so please act now at
www.saveourbirds.org
Without your help, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will allow the
killing of hundreds of thousands of Double-crested Cormorants, resulting
from the misguided belief that these birds deplete sport fishing resources
and aquaculture stocks. This proposal goes against the reasoned science
provided by leading biologists and conservationists which clearly
demonstrates that the birds are being made the scapegoats for fishery
declines that are in fact caused by over-fishing, pollution, habitat
destruction and dams.
This new rule would not only be potentially devastating to the cormorants
but would also set a dangerous precedent for the potential slaughter of
other birds such as Caspian Terns, Great Blue Herons, mergansers and even
kingfishers. This has already begun in the Pacific Northwest, where Caspian
Terns have been erroneously blamed for salmon declines and shot under FWS
permits.
You can help by acting now. So far, a few corporate and fishing interests
have overwhelmed scientists and conservationists in commenting on the FWS
proposal. 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. Go to www.saveourbirds.org and send an automatic message
voicing opposition to the proposed slaughter.
Thank you for your help. Birds and wildlife need your voice.
George Fenwick
President, American Bird Conservancy
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Norman C. Saunders
Colesville, Montgomery County, MD
marshhawk@xxxxxxx
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