Friday, September 12th, 2003
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Help protect Camano Island herons
The northern portion of Washington’s Camano Island is home to one of the largest and most important nesting sites for herons in the Pacific Northwest, but like most of the places these majestic birds call home, this ecologically fragile area is threatened by proposed development. The Whidbey Camano Land Trust is trying to protect the herons and their habitat from development, but time is running out—the group has only until the end of the month to find a way to save the Camano heronry. To learn how you can help in the heroic efforts to protect the herons of Camano Island, contact Pat Powell at the Whidbey Camano Land Trust at 360-321-5141, via email at patwclt@whidbey.com, or via mail at P.O. Box 1453, Langley, WA 98260. Access this link to read a local news story about the heronry: www.heraldnet.com/Stories/03/8/27/17392767.cfm
Please contact your Senators and Representatives on bill to stop trade in exotic large cats
Please take action immediately – this bill has passed in both the House and Senate committees and now needs to move to the full floors for a vote!
A bill to ban the interstate commerce of big cats such as lions, tigers, leopards, and cougars has been introduced in the Senate. If passed, the bill, referred to as S 269, would help discourage the keeping of big cats as "pets", a problem that has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. The number of big cats in this country, some of whom belong to endangered species, far exceeds the number of these animals in the wild.
Exotic animals like big cats are often acquired through newspaper ads or on the Internet on a whim by individuals with little to no knowledge of their care. As a result, the animals often end up suffering from malnutrition, an unsuitable environment, loneliness, mutilation, and the stress of confinement. Many animals are discarded after their novelty wears thin and may end up as curiosity displays in roadside or traveling "attractions", set lose in the naïve hope that they will be able to fend for themselves, sent to hunting ranches or laboratories, or "recycled" back into the pet trade.
A companion bill to S 269 is expected to be introduced in the House of Representatives in the coming weeks. Please help ensure the passage of this legislation by contacting your representative and two senators to ask that they support S 269. You can find contact information for your senators at www.senate.gov and for your representative at www.house.gov.
Funds secured to help Puget Sound orca whales
On September 4, US Senator Maria Cantwell (WA) announced that she has secured $1.5 million in research funding to study the decline in the Puget Sound Southern Resident orca population and to support ongoing recovery efforts. Use this link to read Senator Cantwell’s entire announcement: http://cantwell.senate.gov/news/releases/2003_09_04_orcas.html, and be sure to thank the senator for her ongoing efforts to protect our area’s marine wildlife: http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.html.
Canine Classic - Redmond Town Center is going to the dogs! Saturday, September 20th
As part of their Celebration of Summer and to kick off National Dog Week, Redmond Town Center has partnered with Warm 106.9 to celebrate dogs and raise money for PAWS.
Events will feature demonstrations on herding, agility and the King County Search and Rescue K-9 team. Contests will include best lap dog, guardian-dog look alike and a variety of others. Browse through the many booths for products for you and your four-legged companion! Micro-chipping services will also be available at a reduced rate. The PAWS team will be on hand to answer any questions about caring for our companion animals, and to provide information on how to help the 8 million unwanted dogs and cats who come into U.S. shelters every year.
If you missed Bark in the Park, or didn't get enough of the action come on out to the Eastside for this new exciting event!
Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2003
Venue: Redmond Town Center
Address: 16495 NE 74th St, Redmond, WA 98052
Greenpeace hosts whale expert aboard newest ship in Seattle
Greenpeace invites you to a special presentation on their campaign to save the whales. Noise in the Ocean and the Harm to Marine Mammals will be presented by Michael Stocker, a well-regarded acoustician in San Francisco will talk about how ocean noise impacts marine mammals. He will discuss how noise sources such as the Navy’s use of high intensity sonar and seismic testing by the oil and gas industry are endangering many marine mammals and their habitats.
WHEN: Saturday, September 27th, 2003 1:00-2:00pm
WHERE: Pier 66, Bell Street Pier, Seattle, WA
Also join Greenpeace staff after the presentation for an open boat tour of Greenpeace's newest ship, the M/V Esperanza, as it returns from its voyage to Southeast Alaska. Tours will be conducted by the Greenpeace Ship Crew from 2:00 - 5:00 PM on both Saturday, Sept. 27th and Sunday, Sept. 28th. Please call 1-800-326-0959 or check out www.greenpeaceusa.org for more information.
