SEPTEMBER 2010 IN THIS ISSUE:
September 2010
Welcome to our first edition of Coyote Chronicles!
We can’t wait to share all of the good news with you. After an intense campaign involving several national and grassroots partner organizations, Florida has just announced a permanent ban on cruel coyote and fox penning – by unanimous vote! And as you read this e-news, I’m in Oxford having just delivered a presentation about predator management in the U.S. at a ground-breaking international symposium about Compassionate Conservation.
What a week! Read on…
For America’s Song Dog,
Camilla Fox, Executive Director
Breaking News!
VICTORY!
Permanent Ban on Coyote and Fox Penning in Florida! Project Coyote and Partners declared a victory for wildlife, after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously to PERMANENTLY ban coyote and fox pens statewide. Project Coyote’s Becky Pomponio, stated, “Cruelty can occur when no one is looking. But for Florida, the blinders are off.”
Hello from Oxford
I’m honored to have been invited to speak – along with Project Coyote Advisory Board member, Dr. Marc Bekoff – at the first ever international symposium on animal welfare in conservation practice at Oxford University. Read my Huffington Post blog.
It was good to spend time with dear friend and tireless conservationist Virginia McKenna of the Born Free Foundation, conference co-sponsor, and co-star of the timeless movie Born Free.
What’s New
Discover the ecological importance of coyotes, and find out why top canid biologists say that coyote culling and bounties are ineffective and a waste of taxpayer money.
Get the facts, tips, and simple tools for coexisting with coyotes. Make copies for your friends and neighbors and help us spread the good Coyote News!
Coyotes can run 40 mph
Coyotes love fruit
Coyotes are devoted parents
Coyotes are native to the Americas, and members of the canid family, as are the wolf, fox and the family dog.
Exclusive
The Wild Canids: Their Systematics, Behavioral Ecology and Evolution by Project Coyote Advisory Board member Dr. Michael W. Fox
Each with a signed bookplate!
“The Wild Canids is an excellent source for anyone who wants to know about the behavior, ecology, and conservation of these amazing animals.”
~Dr. Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado; author of numerous books, and Project Coyote Advisory Board member
Multimedia
Project Coyote reached thousands of viewers in the San Francisco Bay area on KRON 4’s Weekend Morning News with Henry Tenenbaum. Watch this TV interview on You Tube.
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