Begin forwarded message: X-From: Travis Livieri <[log in to unmask]> X-Date: July 11, 2007 5:34:57 PM EDT X-To: [log in to unmask] X-Subject: Prairie dog poisoning in South Dakota As you may know, the US Forest Service has proposed poisoning of prairie dogs in South Dakota at the most successful restoration site of the black-footed ferret. This is on federal public lands owned by all US citizens. The poisoning proposal is politically motivated, largely by the agricultural industry, and could have devastating effects on the largest black-footed ferret population. The US Forest Service released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) detailing the proposal and is taking public comments until July 23rd. So if you oppose the poisoning of prairie dogs on your federal lands now is the time for your voice to be heard. You can either write a personalized comment or sign on to comments made by environmental organizations (links below). To read the proposal by the US Forest Service and write a personalized comment: <http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/nebraska/projects/EA_and_EIS/pdog/deis/index.shtml> To sign on to comments by the Defenders of Wildlife: <https://secure2.convio.net/dow/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=749&s_einterest=C3C4> To sign on to comments by the National Wildlife Federation: https://online.nwf.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=285&s_src=ActionHQ> To sign on to comments by World Wildlife Fund: <https://secure2.convio.net/wwf/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=155&AddInterest=1110> I encourage you to make your voice heard and pass this information along to anyone else who may be interested in commenting. Thanks for your time, Travis Travis Livieri Executive Director Prairie Wildlife Research P.O. Box 308 Wellington, CO 80549 (970) 897-2273 [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML 5666]