Why Is the Nature Conservancy Killing Animals?

by Stephanie Ernst · 2009-11-18 19:51:00 UTC
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The nonprofit Friends of Animals has just started a petition here at Change.org that I recommend interested animal advocates customize (i.e., personalize with their own language, perspectives, and concerns) and sign their names to. "Once again," the group explains, "the Nature Conservancy is using lethal wildlife management in one of its 'sanctuaries.' This time it's in the Devil's Den Preserve in Weston, CT."

And you know how I feel about the preposterous nature of encouraging killing in what is supposed to be a "refuge" or "sanctuary."

Connecticut certainly isn't the only place where deer are being "managed" through killing -- these killings are happening across the country -- but it's doubly frustrating to see these hunts endorsed not only by state agencies and local governments, but also by an organization that uses as its tag line "Protecting Nature, Preserving Life." Join other animal advocates in calling on the Nature Conservancy to interact with deer populations in humane, non-lethal ways, as opposed to killing the animals off.

Of related interest is FoA's suit against the U.S. National Park Service to stop deer killing in Valley Forge National Historical Park, continued opposition of Ithaca, NY, advocates to deer-killing plans there (see previous post), and too many similar situations in other communities to keep track of (feel free to point out related struggles in your own communities in the comments).

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H/t to my pal Italia for alerting me to this campaign

Photo of fawn by David Baron retrieved from Wikimedia Commons

Stephanie Ernst wrote the original Animal Rights blog at Change.org until December 2009. She can now be found at Animal Rights & AntiOppression.
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