ASK UNCLE JOE – SUMMER 2006
BY JOE MIELE GOT A QUESTION FOR UNCLE JOE? YOU CAN E-MAIL IT TO ASKUNCLEJOE@HOTMAIL.COM. WOULD YOU RATHER SNAIL MAIL YOUR QUESTION? SEND IT TO: ASK UNCLE JOE, C/O WILDLIFE WATCH, BOX 562, NEW PALTZ,…
CANALS FORCE MOLTING AND YOUNG BIRDS TO PAY TOLL
Photo taken of Canada goose in the Erie Canal in Utica, NY by Pat Fish. Pat has recently been able to get the Thruway Authority involved in helping him to rescue goslings and geese that…
WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO:
Continuing wildlife calls come from all over the country through the hotline number: 877-WILDHELP. Sometimes we can talk people through the situation, other times we find a rehabilitator in their area. While finalizing this newsletter,…
LOHV – LEAGUE OF HUMANE VOTERS
Ann and Peter have been working on launching LOHV League of Humane Voters chapters – all with personal money. We thank John Eberhart of the Georgia Earth Alliance who arranged for a LOHV presentation on…
“Bounties Have Never Worked”
Thank you to Richard Firth who sent the following important information From the Times-Dispatch Contact writer: Rex Bowman at rbowman@timesdispatch.com 540-344-3612. Virginia counties have paid tens of thousands of dollars in bounties since 1999 to…
More Wildlife Rehabilitators are Needed!
BY MELISSA JACOBS I have been a licensed mammal wildlife rehabilitator and volunteer for over 15 years in the State of New Jersey. …Being a licensed wildlife rehabilitator means the following but is not limited…
IN MEMORY OF TATA
Tata, considered the world’s oldest crow, passed away gently in the arms of his caretaker, wildlife rehabilitator, Kristine Flones on Sunday morning, July 2nd. Tata gained fame in 2002 when the DEC confiscated him along…
Important Research Concludes: Hunting Mountain Lions is not the Answer
Press Release from the Mountain Lion Foundation: State wildlife agencies across the American West must re-examine their mountain lion management strategies, following a study released today by the Mountain Lion Foundation. Although wildlife agencies often…
Preserving Open Space or Hunting?
BY E.L. EIDOLON The land preservation and hunting communities both want to preserve open space, wetlands, and forests, but with major differences in purpose. The former group wants to protect the land for the health…
Beware of Wildlife “Introductions”
We are all for introductions, when the goal is not to populate the species into a huntable commodity. Wildlife “introductions” sound wonderful as touted by the large environmental groups and hunting organizations, but there is…