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First the mute swans were shot to save the Trumpter Swan and now...
the DNR is preparing to shoot the Trumpeters. We have one of the worst group of Natural Resource professionals in all the states. If there is any agency where the citizens need to take back the power it is the WI DNR who has built a political base composed only of hunters that is ruthless in its' disregard for the rights of those who want to enjoy wildlife without bullets flying all around them.
Listen to the words of the people who live around the swans and have know them for many generations.
"Save Our Swans gathered over 5000 signatures on petitions we circulated in S.E. Wisconsin. The DNR held a meeting on Oct. 20th to determine whether or not to take the trumpeters off the Protected List. No decision has been made as far as we know.
Mute swan shootings will continue next year if our referendum doesn't go through. We intend to challenge the DNR to a public debate & also have a possible documentary in the works.
Wasteful spending at the expense of taxpayers & any critter, is a sin.
The citizens of Rock Lake are continuing to fight the DNR in WI.
Because they were unprepared at the Sept. Kenosha Co. Board meeting, the DNR was given until January 27th to come up with scientific evidence concerning the eco-effects of the Mute Swans.
We are currently preparing to film a documentary on this subject & intend to challenge the DNR to a public debate here in Kenosha Co.
If anyone would like to tell their story for our film, contact us at: joolsbee at gmail.com.
We need your input ASAP. Filming will take place on DEC. 19th-20th. Thanks for your help. Be a voice for not only the mute swan, but all God's creatures.
Thanks for your support.
Sincerely,
Julie at Save Our Swans
Humane Society Speaks Up for Wisconsin's Mute Swans
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced plans to classify mute swans as a "prohibited invasive species." The adoption of these proposed regulations would remove any remaining protections these birds have under existing regulations making it that much easier for the DNR to issue permits for the unnecessary and inhumane killing of these beautiful birds. Please urge the DNR to reconsider these plans.
The DNR claims that mute swans are not native to North America, and therefore, should be listed as an “invasive species.” However, there is conflicting evidence about whether mute swans are native to the North American continent, and regardless, the birds are now a naturalized part of the environment. Mute swans do not pose a threat to Wisconsin’s aquatic ecosystems and any perceived conflicts with these birds can be resolved using effective, humane methods.
Thank you for taking the time to speak out for animals.
Sincerely,
Mike Markarian
Executive Vice President
The Humane Society of the United States
Listen to the words of the people who live around the swans and have know them for many generations.
"Save Our Swans gathered over 5000 signatures on petitions we circulated in S.E. Wisconsin. The DNR held a meeting on Oct. 20th to determine whether or not to take the trumpeters off the Protected List. No decision has been made as far as we know.
Mute swan shootings will continue next year if our referendum doesn't go through. We intend to challenge the DNR to a public debate & also have a possible documentary in the works.
Wasteful spending at the expense of taxpayers & any critter, is a sin.
The citizens of Rock Lake are continuing to fight the DNR in WI.
Because they were unprepared at the Sept. Kenosha Co. Board meeting, the DNR was given until January 27th to come up with scientific evidence concerning the eco-effects of the Mute Swans.
We are currently preparing to film a documentary on this subject & intend to challenge the DNR to a public debate here in Kenosha Co.
If anyone would like to tell their story for our film, contact us at: joolsbee at gmail.com.
We need your input ASAP. Filming will take place on DEC. 19th-20th. Thanks for your help. Be a voice for not only the mute swan, but all God's creatures.
Thanks for your support.
Sincerely,
Julie at Save Our Swans
Humane Society Speaks Up for Wisconsin's Mute Swans
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced plans to classify mute swans as a "prohibited invasive species." The adoption of these proposed regulations would remove any remaining protections these birds have under existing regulations making it that much easier for the DNR to issue permits for the unnecessary and inhumane killing of these beautiful birds. Please urge the DNR to reconsider these plans.
The DNR claims that mute swans are not native to North America, and therefore, should be listed as an “invasive species.” However, there is conflicting evidence about whether mute swans are native to the North American continent, and regardless, the birds are now a naturalized part of the environment. Mute swans do not pose a threat to Wisconsin’s aquatic ecosystems and any perceived conflicts with these birds can be resolved using effective, humane methods.
Thank you for taking the time to speak out for animals.
Sincerely,
Mike Markarian
Executive Vice President
The Humane Society of the United States
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2 Comments:
Though I do understand the emotional pull Swans invoke, the ill effects of mute swans on native animal species and environments is well documented. Using science, researchers not attached with a DNR of any state have found time after time, that mute swans, an exotic invasive species from Europe, causes tremendous damage to the local ecosystems. Please read the scientific literature and then make an informed judgement on the Mute Swan situation. I don't claim that we should ignore human sentiment, but it should not be all we use when we evaluate or judge a course of action.
The ill effects are NOT well documented by those without an agenda. The WI DNR OWNS the ecology dept at the UW-Madison. Its employees come from there and teach there and "consult" there and at the DNR. They are mostly ALL hunters.
It is a situation similar to what existed in the nutrition dept when all the curriculum was provided by the meat and dairy industry.
The WI-University did a study showing cats were the biggest cause of bird reduction and supported shooting them. All
independent studies blamed loss of habitat, pollution, airplanes, towers and toxins as well as open hunting seasons and children with bb guns. Studies from universities are not clean and it infuriates me.
Read what the Humane Society states above. That is a reasoned approach.
In any case the DNR has taken trumpeter swans off the endangered list. The threat to the so called "native species" from the mute swan was the justification for hunting them.
Actually a lot of these "hunters" with their bows and arrows just "enjoy" killing beautiful creatures. Because they are sadists and it sexually thrills them to kill beauty. That sick thrill is the root of most of the inexplicable decisions of DNR personnel.
I am doing a painting of the Phantom Lake swans, beloved of 3 generations of families who live around Phantom Lake. The DNR is being sued by people who had to watch their beloved swans returning swans slaughtered by DNR thugs.
The people organized, their mayors wrote letters, they attended hearing -- no good. Because our democracy is gone, bought by the big money men who kill for sport and call it science.
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