Post by tampamatt on Aug 11, 2008 13:40:10 GMT -5
From Eric Edwards:
Comments needed by ALL who care about wild take of peregrines.
Florida Falconers,
Comments on the management plan for peregrine falcons in Florida is due by tomorrow. As I said in an earlier email, this is the time to request a take of migrant peregrines for falconry. You don't need anything long, this can be a basic letter asking the FFWCC to allow a take.
* Thank the commission
* Peregrine populations have surpassed historical numbers
* Ask that they allow a take of migrant peregrines by licensed falconers
* Ask that they be managed consistent with other non-endangered raptors
* Ask that they place no other special restrictions on peregrines
* Peregrines will be restricted and managed sufficiently by the USFWS
* Ask that they allow a take by both resident and non-resident falconers
I have sent my letter, a letter as the SE Director of NAFA, and a letter by the Wild Raptor Take Conservancy. This also does not need to be restricted to falconers, get your friends and family to also submit letters, they all help.
Comments should be sent to:
Peregrine Falcon Management Plan Comments
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Northeast Region
1239 SW 10th St.
Ocala, FL 34471-0323
Or e-mail to: peregrine@MyFWC.com
Comments are due by 5 p.m., Aug. 12.
I would first like to thank the FFWCC for considering the de-listing of the peregrine falcon in Florida. The peregrine has been off the federal endangered list for more that ten years now and their populations have surpassed historic numbers.
I also ask the commission to allow a take of migrant peregrines for falconry purposes in the state of Florida, for both resident falconers as well as non-resident falconers. Florida, with our vast coast line is an important migratory path for peregrines. No special management considerations need to be made, as the take of migrant peregrines for falconry is regulated and limited by the USFWS. Furthermore, the USFWS has determined that falconry harvest of migratory raptors has no significant impact on raptor populations. I would ask that the FFWCC place no special restrictions on the peregrine and allow management for falconry in accordance with all other non-endangered raptors allowed for falconry.
Thank you,
Eric Edwards
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And here is my letter:
To Whom It May Concern,
First and foremost I would like to express my gratitude and excitement at the prospect of the Peregrine Falcon being de-listed in Florida. Having been federally de-listed for more than ten years, and with populations above historic levels, this bird is truly one of the great success stories of wildlife conservation.
In light of this I would ask that the commission allow for the take of migrant Peregrines by both resident and non resident licensed falconers. Because the USFWS will regulate and limit the take of these birds, no special management considerations need be made. A study by USFWS has shown that the take of wild raptors for falconry has no appreciable impact on wild raptor populations, and I therefore request that the Peregrine be managed in a similar manner to other non-endangered raptors that are taken for the purpose of falconry.
Regards,
Comments needed by ALL who care about wild take of peregrines.
Florida Falconers,
Comments on the management plan for peregrine falcons in Florida is due by tomorrow. As I said in an earlier email, this is the time to request a take of migrant peregrines for falconry. You don't need anything long, this can be a basic letter asking the FFWCC to allow a take.
* Thank the commission
* Peregrine populations have surpassed historical numbers
* Ask that they allow a take of migrant peregrines by licensed falconers
* Ask that they be managed consistent with other non-endangered raptors
* Ask that they place no other special restrictions on peregrines
* Peregrines will be restricted and managed sufficiently by the USFWS
* Ask that they allow a take by both resident and non-resident falconers
I have sent my letter, a letter as the SE Director of NAFA, and a letter by the Wild Raptor Take Conservancy. This also does not need to be restricted to falconers, get your friends and family to also submit letters, they all help.
Comments should be sent to:
Peregrine Falcon Management Plan Comments
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Northeast Region
1239 SW 10th St.
Ocala, FL 34471-0323
Or e-mail to: peregrine@MyFWC.com
Comments are due by 5 p.m., Aug. 12.
I would first like to thank the FFWCC for considering the de-listing of the peregrine falcon in Florida. The peregrine has been off the federal endangered list for more that ten years now and their populations have surpassed historic numbers.
I also ask the commission to allow a take of migrant peregrines for falconry purposes in the state of Florida, for both resident falconers as well as non-resident falconers. Florida, with our vast coast line is an important migratory path for peregrines. No special management considerations need to be made, as the take of migrant peregrines for falconry is regulated and limited by the USFWS. Furthermore, the USFWS has determined that falconry harvest of migratory raptors has no significant impact on raptor populations. I would ask that the FFWCC place no special restrictions on the peregrine and allow management for falconry in accordance with all other non-endangered raptors allowed for falconry.
Thank you,
Eric Edwards
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And here is my letter:
To Whom It May Concern,
First and foremost I would like to express my gratitude and excitement at the prospect of the Peregrine Falcon being de-listed in Florida. Having been federally de-listed for more than ten years, and with populations above historic levels, this bird is truly one of the great success stories of wildlife conservation.
In light of this I would ask that the commission allow for the take of migrant Peregrines by both resident and non resident licensed falconers. Because the USFWS will regulate and limit the take of these birds, no special management considerations need be made. A study by USFWS has shown that the take of wild raptors for falconry has no appreciable impact on wild raptor populations, and I therefore request that the Peregrine be managed in a similar manner to other non-endangered raptors that are taken for the purpose of falconry.
Regards,
