Comments on the DEIS on Resident Canada Goose Management
The following comments were submitted by Wildlife Watch to the FWS on the DEIS on Canada Geese. We are publishing them for information, and for our readers to use as part of their arsenal in…
Migratory WaterFowl THREATENED BY FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) ATTEMPTS TO FORMALLY REMOVE MBTA “PROTECTIONS” Disturbingly, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is attempting to turn its authority over to the states in two instances: with regard to…
Background on the MBT (migratory bird treaty)
The Migratory Bird Treaty was signed by Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to protect migratory birds. The other signatories to the treaty were Great Britain (for Canada), Russia, and Mexico – Japan was to join a…
The Nature of Hunting in the 21st Century
By Peter Muller A common theme in current discussions about hunting is “canned hunts.” In canned hunts the killing of animals takes place on privately owned “shooting preserves” where exotic animals or animals native to…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT FOR REAL BIODIVERSITY
BY PAUL N. GRAY, PH.D. Dr. Paul Gray is a wildlife biologist in the Waterfowl Management Program of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. The editor of this magazine met him at the…
TRAPPED BY FISH AND WILDLIFE LAW – 11-0111
BY MARLIESE VARGA There is an undeveloped, untouched tract of land on the east side of Theills Mount Ivy Road belonging to the Town of Haverstraw in Rockland County New York. Winding its way through…
WHO REALLY RUNS THE DEC
by Rhonda Engman This article is an attempt to explain how New York State’s fish and wildlife programs are funded. This is an enormously complex and messy affair that discriminates against the non-consumptive “user” and,…
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO OUR FAMILY OF FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS:
We wish our Wildlife Watch/C.A.S H. family a wonderful holiday season and New Year. In this time of fast change, we hope and pray that the human species will elevate non-human animals in their consciousness.…
REMEMBRANCES AND THANK YOU’S
A special thank you to Mrs. Joel M Abels for her contribution in memory of her daughter Nanette Linda Lewis Abels, August 25, 2000. Nancy Van Oossan was a friend of Luke Dommer‘s until his…
KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT!
Photo By: Joan Lyons Joan Lyons found this little fawn on her property. He had been shot next to a “No Trespassing” sign. She had the brilliance to think about taking a yardstick to show his small…