Forwarded by Jane Clark
Please help the Northern Spotted Owl
The Northern Spotted Owl and the ancient forests where it lives are under
attack. The Bush Administration is planning to repeal protections for the
Northwest's iconic old-growth forests and significantly reduce the Spotted
Owls habitat.
Please submit comments to help the Northern Spotted Owls. The deadline to
submit comments is next Friday, August 24. (See below)
Earlier this year, the Bush Administration released the Draft Recovery Plan
for the Northern Spotted Owl. This plan will undermine all the work that has
been done in the last fifteen years to protect the owl and the old-growth
forests where it lives. The original recovery team that authored the plan
agreed to work together to base the plan on science. This group was then
replaced by high-level Bush Administration officials who wrote the plan
based on politics, not science.
Please tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reject both options in the
draft recovery plan and write a plan based on science, not politics. The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting written public comments on the
Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl until August 24, 2007 .
Act now to help the Northern Spotted Owl and old-growth forest habitat!
Submit your comments today to support spotted owl protection and recovery.
Please tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service why you feel it's important
to protect Northern Spotted Owls and old-growth forests! Please send written
comments by August 24, 2007 . Personalized letters are best.
Spotted owl recovery plan talking points:
o The Spotted Owls depend on old-growth forests for survival and we need
the old-growth forests for clean water.
o I reject both options in the Draft Recovery Plan. This plan will decrease
valuable habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl.
o Please base the new plan on science, not politics. We reject
interference by political appointees and ask that the new plan be written by
scientists, not politicians.
o The plan must protect habitat and acknowledge the importance of habitat
to the Spotted Owl and take action to prevent further habitat loss.
Address Comments to:
NSO Recovery Plan
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services
911 NE 11th Avenue
Portland, Oregon, 97232
phone 503-231-2194
Submit comments by August 24 to:
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Be sure to include your name and mailing address even if you submit comments
by email.
To view the Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl, visit
http://www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservices/endangered/recovery/NSORecoveryPlanning.htm
For more information, please contact:
Ryan Manion
Oregon Field Representative
Endangered Species Coalition
1220 SW Morrison, Ste.910
Portland, OR 97205
503-221-7922, ext. 13
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www.stopextinction.org
Thanks for speaking up to protect wildlife!
Sincerely,
Ryan Manion
Oregon Field Representative
Endangered Species Coalition
The Endangered Species Coalition is a national network of 380 conservation
organizations, scientific associations, religious organizations, hunting and
fishing associations, businesses, community organizations, humane societies,
student groups, and concerned citizens working to protect endangered species
and habitat. The ESC is a non-partisan coalition working with decision
makers from all parties.
(C) ESC 2007
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