Just received an announcement from the US Fish and Wildlife Service concerning its plans to allow the harvest / take of northern wild peregrine produced falcons, and now is the time for public comment on the issue!!!
United States Fish & Wildlife Peregrine Harvest / trapping of northern Peregrine Falcons while on migration in the USA
Copies of the DEA and Draft Management Plan for the harvest and take of wild northern produced peregrine falcons can be obtained from:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Migratory Bird Management
4401 North Fairfax Drive
Mail Stop 4107
Arlington, VA
22203-1610.
Your written comments on the DEA harvest plan can be sent to: - Attention - Migrant Peregrine EA to the same address.
The Proposed harvest plan is also available here.
Comments on the Peregrine harvest - DEA also may be submitted electronically via the Division of Migratory Bird Management web site, where a link for comments is available.
The due date for comments is February 11, 2008. Write now!