Thank-you, Judy Thurber, for publicizing the petition from Travis Audubon
Society in Texas. Thank-you, David Diaz, for the link to Golden-cheeked Warbler
biology. And thank-you, Jody Enck, for some background on the situation. I'll
assume all info is honest and accurate, and I see no
So, Jody, what's the inside scoop on the population of Golden-cheeked Warblers?
Does Travis Audubon have it right or wrong? Should they be removed from the
Endangered Species list so that their habitat ceases to have protection and is
open to development? Were they wrongly placed on the list?
Sorry for the slow response folks. I've been stuck in the Philly airport due
to storm-cancelled flights. Have to fly Philly to Chicago to Elmira and walk
home from there because all flights from Philly to Ithaca are full today and
tomorrow.
Bottom line re Golden-cheeked Warblers is that
Do we promote this type of communication here?
Well, just in case:
https://www.change.org/p/united-states-fish-and-wildlife-service-reject-the-petition-submitted-june-29-2015-to-remove-the-golden-cheeked-warbler-from-the-list-of-endangered-species
Judy Thurber
Liverpool, NY
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Hi all,
Just a word of caution: petitions are easy to sign without knowing the whole
back-story. We've had this discussion several times before about looking into
as much information as possible before signing something that may seem
emotionally important without access to all the facts. As
