[TN-Bird] Re: Sandhill Cranes
- From: Shannon Hatmaker Moore <shatmak@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "shelcove@xxxxxxx" <shelcove@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:38:21 -0500
The best way to prevent the vote from passing was public outcry, which
happened. The most confusing part is that it seems like there is a good chance
this could impact the whoopers. If any whooping crane is shot or if the
population is impacted I think the entire hunt will be shut down (there are
many legal groups that would be willing to fight that battle I'm sure).
As for a re-vote, I do not think this was a vote for a trial period. So the
answer would be no about an annual vote. Once it's done, it's done. Unless,
like I said a case can be brought under the Endangered Species Act if the
whooping cranes are hurt.
Does anyone know if there are any research projects right now at the Refuge so
a case could be made for population change of the whoopers pre- versus
post-hunt over the next couple of years? Dr. Aborn?
Shannon Hatmaker Moore
Warner Park Nature Center
On Aug 23, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Rebecca <shelcove@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Nothing to be done to reverse or over-ride the vote? What about next year -
> is the decision made annually? Where did we fail to put pressure or raise
> our voices?
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cynthia Anne Routledge <routledges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tn Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 22, 2013 5:19 pm
> Subject: [TN-Bird] Sandhill Cranes
>
> It's with a heavy heart I report that the Wildlife Committee of the
> Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Committee voted IN FAVOR of establishing a
> Sandhill Crane hunt. The first shots will ring out this Thanksgiving Day and
> last until January 1st. 400 Permits, 1200 birds, NO BUFFER zones around the
> Refuge.
>
> <")
> ( \
> / |` Cyndi Routledge
>
> "It does not require a majority to prevail but rather an irate,
> tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds."
> ~Samuel Adams
>
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