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271.1.1/2690 - Release Date: 02/15/10 <BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B 15:35:00 I have first hand knowledge with secondary poisoning of unintended species ( pesticides in songbirds, lead in eagles and loons, rodenticides in lots of species). This strikes me as an utterly insane idea, even if you had no concern for the welfare of the crows ( and of course I like them)....there will be other species who will get to these eggs as well as other species who will prey on the dead and dying crows ( wild mammals, raptors, pets). Blows my mind the solutions that people come up with. Reminds me a little of my first thought when I heard they were feeding scrapie infected sheep to cows and were then surprised that the cows got mad cow disease ( known to be related to scrapie). I hope whatever rocket scientist came up with that idea....was fired. I can see nothing but bad news from this decision, the crows will not be the only species affected...sad. Helene Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield Nova Scotia Canada B0N1C0 hvandoninck@eastlink.ca www.cwrc.net http://cwrcblog.blogspot.com/ 1-902-893-0253 CWRC 2010 Calendars now for sale, see www.cwrc.net -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Elizabeth Doull Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 7:24 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] cyanide laced plover eggs Feds to poison crows to protect plovers on Cape We can relax... WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) -- Federal scientists are planning to use deception and poison to protect endangered piping plovers from predatory crows on some Cape Cod beaches. The Cape Cod National Seashore will work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture this spring to create fake plover nests on two beaches and fill them with hard-boiled chicken eggs that have been laced with poison. Seashore biologist Mary Hake tells the Cape Cod Times that crows are the number one predator of plover eggs and similar tactics have been used in other areas of the country. She says eliminating crows would also allow the Seashore to reduce its protection of plovers at some beaches. The Seashore will hold public information meetings about the plan Feb. 25 in Eastham and March 3 in Provincetown. --- Information from: Cape Cod Times, http://www.capecodonline.com
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