Thanks for the reminder, Cyndi! The process to submit a comment was easy
and I was able to familiarize myself with the proposed changes, compose my
letter, and submit it in about 20 minutes. Thank you for providing all of
the necessary information and resources to accomplish this important task!
If you have not already done so, I encourage everyone to take a few minutes
to speak up for the birds that we love!
Best,
Jennifer
On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 4:39 PM Cynthia Routledge <routledges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
HAVE YOU COMMENTED YET?? Please take time to send in your comments ON
THIS VERY IMPORTANT MATTER!
Bird protections are under attack in a major way and we have two weeks to
make our voices heard. In 2017 the Administration ceased enforcement of
penalties for bird deaths caused by avoidable industrial hazards. Now the
Fish and Wildlife Service wants to codify that rule. The new rule would
apply the Migratory Bird Treaty Act protections only when an activity
“purposefully” kills birds. The comment period for the draft Environmental
Impact Statement for this new rule is midnight July 20th. Submit your
comments here.
https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=FWS-HQ-MB-2018-0090-8411
This link summarizes the Alternatives in the draft EIS. Alternative B is
the best alternative to return the protections we have traditionally relied
on. You should make reference to this in your letter.
https://www.fws.gov/birds/news/200605MBTA.php
This link takes you to an excellent description of what the loss of these
protections would mean and has talking points you can use for your letter
https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MBTA-DEIS-talking-points.pdf?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=a1553894-24c1-4bcf-aa5c-2e60a5c87d96
THANK YOU!
Cheers!
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Conservation and Policy Committee of TOS
TOS Secretary
Southeastern Avian Research
www.southeasternavianresearch.org
