BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP
Instead of blaming wildlife or attacking wildlife and/or destroying it's natural habitat, we should be blaming ourselves for letting our wildlife down and leaving it to suffer because of our own stupidity!
ATTENTION USFWS:
What we want: No more collaring wolves, no more gassing wolf dens especially with pups within, no more aerial hunting wolves, no more trapping of any animals, no more denning wolves or using a Judas wolf to hunt wolves, no more using hounds to hunt predators, no more negatively exploiting wolves, maintain, re establish or create buffer zone in parks, use of PROVEN COST EFFECTIVE NON LETHAL methods to control predators as opposed to lethal methods, the cessation of the destruction of wild life habitats, more justice for wildlife crime and better follow through instead of turning your backs on it, and following the Endangered Species Act in it's ORIGINAL FORM, and re vamping of the EPA without changing anything else - just to name a few things!
ATTENTION TO OUR CORRUPT GOVERNMENT:
It is not acceptable that our wildlife is always the first to suffer or be blamed because of human errors or failures, whether intentionally done or by accident and it's time to stand up and fight for our wildlife so they can live as they were meant to, in peace with itself! Why do you feel the need to manage wildlife? What gives you the right to say how many animals are to live and how many you allow to be killed? If you value wildlife, then join our fight against the corrupt people and agencies trying to strip them of their protection again! Besides, why would we want anybody who is against wildlife rights to be in office of an agency that is responsible for their well being anyway?
With last week's election, America's war on wildlife was kicked into even higher gear. That means we need to redouble our efforts, speak out, agitate, litigate even more emphatically--let alone vote for better candidates!
Today you have an opportunity to stop an appalling event in Oregon--a contest hunt set for this weekend, Nov 19-20, where participants will slaughter as many coyotes as possible for prizes. This is apalling. It is also counter to science, which shows that the more you kill coyotes, the more their reproductive rates increase. And it presents a risk to endangered wolves, which are frequently mistaken for coyotes.
The event sponsors say they are holdling this event on private land and they can do what they want. But 77% of the land in Lake County where this event is taking place is public land. Coyotes do not recognize the boundary lines between public and private land, and the hunters are known to go wherever the coyotes do, as they are hell-bent on killing them.
Federal law requires that contest sponsors obtain a special permit from the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for these types of activities, if contestants will be using public lands managed by these agencies. If endangered species, like gray wolves, are present the agencies must first prepare a Biological Opinion to determine what impacts the event will have on that species before issuing permits for the activity.
We have notified the agencies of these requirements and the risk to wolves, but now they need to hear from the public.
TAKE ACTION NOW!
These are our federal lands, our wolves, our wildlife. No matter what state you live in you can speak out and share this post. Please call or email the U.S. Forest Service and BLM officials listed below immediately and tell them the following:
“Hello, my name is ______ and I live in _______. I’m contacting you today to urge you to stop or monitor the coyote killing derby that’s scheduled this weekend in Lake County. The organizers say it is being held on private land, but it will very likely bleed over into federal lands your agency manages, as coyotes do not recognize the boundary lines. These kinds of hunts are cruel and unethical. They also pose a grave risk for endangered wolves in the area, which are easily mistaken for coyotes. The contest sponsors do not have the required federal permits for having any commercial, organized activities on our public lands. Please, at the very least, monitor their activities to make sure no contest-hunting takes place on our public lands and that no wolves are killed. Better yet, please do what you can to cancel this hunt. It is appalling. Thank you.”
CONTACT THESE RESOURCE MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY!
Teresa Hanley, Acting State Director, BLM
503-808-6026
[email protected]
E. Lynn Burkett, Manager, Lake View District, BLM
541-947-2177
[email protected]
[email protected]
Jim Pena, Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service
503-808-2204
[email protected]
Eric Watrud, Acting Supervisor, Fremont-Winema National Forest
541-947-6205
[email protected]
Dave Brillenz, District Ranger, Fremont-Winema National Forest
541-947-6328
[email protected]
[email protected]
FOR MORE INFO
Read our press release at the link below for more background on this coyote-killing contest and the threat it poses to endangered wolves.
coyotes_pressrelease_killing_contest_lake_co_or_11-14-16.pdf
NOTE:
After following through with the entire email - this was the reply from Watrud, Eric J -FS ( [email protected]) Thank you for your message regarding the coyote hunt scheduled in Lake County by a private organization. Unfortunately, there appears to be some confusion regarding our role in this.
We are aware of the event and contacted the organizers for more information. They indicated that participants were meeting on private lands and were not being directed to hunt on public lands. Based on this information, there is not a permitting requirement on federal lands.
Additionally, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is the regulatory agency for hunting and fishing in the state, including regulations on coyotes. The BLM and U.S. Forest Service do not have authority in this area.
If you have questions regarding hunting regulations in Oregon, please contact the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. If you have questions regarding the event, we recommend that you contact the Oregon Hunter’s Association, which is holding the event.
Thank you for your interest in the BLM Lakeview District and the Fremont-Winema National Forest. You can find more information on our agencies and the work we do at https://www.blm.gov/or/districts/lakeview/index.php or http://www.fs.usda.gov/fremont-winema/.
John Stephenson, OR Wolf Coordinator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
(541) 383-7146
[email protected]
Paul Henson, State Director
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
503-231‐6179
[email protected]
Craig Foster, District Biologist, Lake County
OR Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
541-947-2950
[email protected]
Russ Morgan, Wolf Coordinator
OR Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
541-963-2138
[email protected]
Today you have an opportunity to stop an appalling event in Oregon--a contest hunt set for this weekend, Nov 19-20, where participants will slaughter as many coyotes as possible for prizes. This is apalling. It is also counter to science, which shows that the more you kill coyotes, the more their reproductive rates increase. And it presents a risk to endangered wolves, which are frequently mistaken for coyotes.
The event sponsors say they are holdling this event on private land and they can do what they want. But 77% of the land in Lake County where this event is taking place is public land. Coyotes do not recognize the boundary lines between public and private land, and the hunters are known to go wherever the coyotes do, as they are hell-bent on killing them.
Federal law requires that contest sponsors obtain a special permit from the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for these types of activities, if contestants will be using public lands managed by these agencies. If endangered species, like gray wolves, are present the agencies must first prepare a Biological Opinion to determine what impacts the event will have on that species before issuing permits for the activity.
We have notified the agencies of these requirements and the risk to wolves, but now they need to hear from the public.
TAKE ACTION NOW!
These are our federal lands, our wolves, our wildlife. No matter what state you live in you can speak out and share this post. Please call or email the U.S. Forest Service and BLM officials listed below immediately and tell them the following:
“Hello, my name is ______ and I live in _______. I’m contacting you today to urge you to stop or monitor the coyote killing derby that’s scheduled this weekend in Lake County. The organizers say it is being held on private land, but it will very likely bleed over into federal lands your agency manages, as coyotes do not recognize the boundary lines. These kinds of hunts are cruel and unethical. They also pose a grave risk for endangered wolves in the area, which are easily mistaken for coyotes. The contest sponsors do not have the required federal permits for having any commercial, organized activities on our public lands. Please, at the very least, monitor their activities to make sure no contest-hunting takes place on our public lands and that no wolves are killed. Better yet, please do what you can to cancel this hunt. It is appalling. Thank you.”
CONTACT THESE RESOURCE MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY!
Teresa Hanley, Acting State Director, BLM
503-808-6026
[email protected]
E. Lynn Burkett, Manager, Lake View District, BLM
541-947-2177
[email protected]
[email protected]
Jim Pena, Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service
503-808-2204
[email protected]
Eric Watrud, Acting Supervisor, Fremont-Winema National Forest
541-947-6205
[email protected]
Dave Brillenz, District Ranger, Fremont-Winema National Forest
541-947-6328
[email protected]
[email protected]
FOR MORE INFO
Read our press release at the link below for more background on this coyote-killing contest and the threat it poses to endangered wolves.
coyotes_pressrelease_killing_contest_lake_co_or_11-14-16.pdf
NOTE:
After following through with the entire email - this was the reply from Watrud, Eric J -FS ( [email protected]) Thank you for your message regarding the coyote hunt scheduled in Lake County by a private organization. Unfortunately, there appears to be some confusion regarding our role in this.
We are aware of the event and contacted the organizers for more information. They indicated that participants were meeting on private lands and were not being directed to hunt on public lands. Based on this information, there is not a permitting requirement on federal lands.
Additionally, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is the regulatory agency for hunting and fishing in the state, including regulations on coyotes. The BLM and U.S. Forest Service do not have authority in this area.
If you have questions regarding hunting regulations in Oregon, please contact the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. If you have questions regarding the event, we recommend that you contact the Oregon Hunter’s Association, which is holding the event.
Thank you for your interest in the BLM Lakeview District and the Fremont-Winema National Forest. You can find more information on our agencies and the work we do at https://www.blm.gov/or/districts/lakeview/index.php or http://www.fs.usda.gov/fremont-winema/.
John Stephenson, OR Wolf Coordinator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
(541) 383-7146
[email protected]
Paul Henson, State Director
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
503-231‐6179
[email protected]
Craig Foster, District Biologist, Lake County
OR Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
541-947-2950
[email protected]
Russ Morgan, Wolf Coordinator
OR Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
541-963-2138
[email protected]
Please note that we are also looking into 2 separate incidents
Incident 1. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3254896/Wolf-tied-repeatedly-punched-sick-hunters-force-animal-smoke-cigarettes-capturing-Macedonia.html
Incident 2. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3385220/Cruel-hunter-tortures-badly-wounded-wolf-struggles-crawl-away-onlookers-laugh-sickening-footage.html
Incident 1. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3254896/Wolf-tied-repeatedly-punched-sick-hunters-force-animal-smoke-cigarettes-capturing-Macedonia.html
Incident 2. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3385220/Cruel-hunter-tortures-badly-wounded-wolf-struggles-crawl-away-onlookers-laugh-sickening-footage.html
Source: http://www.sierraclub.org/
We can about kiss the EPA goodbye now - Scott Pruitt was nominated - little do these people understand or realize the OTHER implications that come from this and what it is going to cost them! Scott Pruitt denies climate change is real. Pruitt viciously attacked the EPA and its efforts to stop air and water pollution. He's literally the mouthpiece of Big Oil, taking talking points written by energy lobbyists to publicly attack Obama's Clean Power Plan. I may not have supported or voted for Obama, but he took time to do positive things to help out in areas that need the help - aka our environment, because whether people want to admit it or not, many of our taxes go into supporting these drastic measures and the literal destroying of the environment.
Pruitt's own bio proudly declares he "is a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda."
Instead, he's been a leading advocate for Big Oil's agenda. In a New York Times expose, journalists discovered that letters Pruitt sent challenging Federal clean air regulators were actually written by energy lobbyists. In return, Big Polluters filled Pruitt's campaign coffers.
This is a disaster. Scott Pruitt will undoubtedly fulfill Trump's promise to reduce the EPA to "tidbits."
We can about kiss the EPA goodbye now - Scott Pruitt was nominated - little do these people understand or realize the OTHER implications that come from this and what it is going to cost them! Scott Pruitt denies climate change is real. Pruitt viciously attacked the EPA and its efforts to stop air and water pollution. He's literally the mouthpiece of Big Oil, taking talking points written by energy lobbyists to publicly attack Obama's Clean Power Plan. I may not have supported or voted for Obama, but he took time to do positive things to help out in areas that need the help - aka our environment, because whether people want to admit it or not, many of our taxes go into supporting these drastic measures and the literal destroying of the environment.
Pruitt's own bio proudly declares he "is a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda."
Instead, he's been a leading advocate for Big Oil's agenda. In a New York Times expose, journalists discovered that letters Pruitt sent challenging Federal clean air regulators were actually written by energy lobbyists. In return, Big Polluters filled Pruitt's campaign coffers.
This is a disaster. Scott Pruitt will undoubtedly fulfill Trump's promise to reduce the EPA to "tidbits."