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NFC: Fw: DENlines Issue 22
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DENlines Issue #22
Defenders Electronic Network (DEN)
Friday August 25, 2000
1. ALASKA WOLVES: Anti-Hunting Measure on State Ballot
2. WOLVES: Speak Out Now for Wolves!
3. ENDANGERED SPECIES: Proposed Canadian Legislation Has
Conservationists Crying Foul
4. SEA OTTERS: They're Hearing Our Side
5. PUBLIC LANDS: Wildfires Affect People, Wildlands and Wildlife
6. WILDLIFE CALENDAR: Dolphins Feast on Sardines
1. ALASKA WOLVES: Anti-Hunting Measure on State Ballot
The Alaska Division of Elections has placed a measure to ban aerial
wolf-hunting on the November 7 ballot. With Defenders help, our
partners in Alaska submitted more than 38,000 signatures to place
the ban on the ballot -- almost twice the number needed. But wealthy
anti-wolf special interests will spend whatever it takes to defeat
this citizens effort to save Alaska wolves.
To learn more about the Alaska wolf situation, click here:
http://www.savealaskawolves.org
2. WOLVES: Speak Out Now for Wolves!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) needs your input on its
proposal to reclassify wolf populations in the lower 48 states.
The government's proposal calls for changing the status of wolves
in several regions from "endangered" to "threatened" -- an action
that threatens the future of some wolves. Speak up now and let FWS
know you want them to complete the job of recovering wolf populations
in suitable habitat throughout the lower 48 states.
To take action, click here: http://www.savewolves.org
3. ENDANGERED SPECIES: Proposed Canadian Legislation Has
Conservationists Crying Foul
The Species At Risk Act (SARA), introduced this spring by the
Canadian government, is the country's first federal endangered
species legislation. However, it is fatally weak in crucial areas
such as habitat protection and in proper scientific listings of
species. Defenders and other conservation organizations are concerned
that SARA does not adequately protect such endangered species such
as the Peary caribou, wolverine and wood-poppy. Now, Canadian
conservationists are in the unusual position of fighting against
SARA. Fortunately, the act has not yet been passed and conservation
groups in Canada are fighting to ensure that it does not become law
in its current form. Defenders and a coalition of groups have released
"Promises at Risk", a report detailing ways the proposed legislation
can be strengthened.
To learn more about wildlands and wildlife issues in Canada, visit
Defenders' new electronic advocacy site: http://www.wildcanada.net
For more on the "Promises at Risk" report, click here:
http://www.cnf.ca/report_2000/index.html
4. SEA OTTERS: They're Hearing Our Side
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) held four public hearings
in California on changing its current practice of relocating sea
otters to reduce potential conflict with shell fishermen. The
hearings in Santa Barbara and Monterey provided opportunities
required under the National Environmental Policy Act for people to
comment verbally on the FWS proposal. The hearings were well
attended by individuals who want to stop the government's relocation
policy. Thanks to all who attended and gave their support to the sea
otter.
To learn more about sea otters in California, click here:
http://www.saveseaotters.org
5. PUBLIC LANDS: Wildfires Affect People, Wildlands and Wildlife
Wildfires have consumed more than 750,000 acres in Montana and Idaho
during the past several weeks and posed grave danger to people and
wildlife. Large portions of the Bitterroot, Salmon-Challis, and
Boise National Forests burned to the ground and habitat for such
species as bighorn sheep, black bears, mountain lions and salmon
have been destroyed. Air and water quality also pose concerns for
western states and will require national efforts to repair. The
effects of these fires will be felt for years to come.
To learn more about wildfires, click here: http://www.nifc.gov/
6. WILDLIFE CALENDAR: Dolphins Feast on Sardines
During August, a unique and fascinating phenomenon occurs in the
Gulf of California as water temperatures rise. The changes cause
shoals (schools) of sardines to leave coastal spawning grounds and
venture into the central areas of the gulf following the plankton
on which they feed. The sardines' summer migration drives schools
of common dolphins into a feeding frenzy. By emitting rapid bursts
of clicking and whistling noises for echolocation, the dolphins
locate the shoals of sardines, then frighten them into swimming
tightly together. The sight of their feast is amazing as dolphins
leap out of the water and snatch sardines on their way up and down.
(Source: The Wildlife Year)
To learn more about dolphins, click here:
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/dolphin.html
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