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1. Please send a comment to the North Carolina Resources Commission before
June 23. 2014 . It is so easy to do this!
ACTION ALERT:
Stand Strong for Red Wolves!
Posted on June 13, 2014 by Mark MacAllister
Red Wolves need your comments to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission…
A recent federal court order prohibiting all coyote hunting in the five-county red wolf recovery region in northeastern North Carolina is now in effect. The next important step is a public comment period (beginning June 2 and ending June 23, 2014), which is required by law. During this time, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will accept comments on the proposed temporary rules regarding coyote hunting in the region. These temporary rules will fulfill the requirements of the federal court order.
Here's how to make your voice in support of red wolves heard:
Email your comment to : regulations@ncwildlife.org.
Please put “Temporary Rules re Coyote Hunting” in the subject line.
Simply say you support red wolves, and that you are in favor of the proposed temporary rules to prohibit coyote hunting in the five-county red wolf recovery region in northeastern North Carolina.
Nothing more is necessary to register your comment in support of red wolves. It is important that you keep this registration of opinion simple, straightforward and positive. You do not need to include your mailing address or any other contact information with your email.
Mail your comment to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 1701 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1701.
Attend a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on June 19 in the auditorium of Columbia High School, 902 East Main Street, Columbia, NC.
We expect that this meeting will be heavily attended by the highly vocal people opposed to ending coyote hunting in the five-county area.
No matter which method you choose, please be sure that your comment reaches the NCWRC before the June 23, 2014 deadline!
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Reposted from our friend Canis Lupus
http://canislupus101.blogspot.com/2014/06/public-hearing-set-for-coyote-hunting.html
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MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014
Public Hearing Set for Coyote Hunting in Red Wolf Reintroduction Area
Jun 02, 2014
Media Contact: Geoff Cantrell
919-707-0186
geoff.cantrell@ncwildlife.org
Reposted from our friend Canis Lupus
http://canislupus101.blogspot.com/2014/06/public-hearing-set-for-coyote-hunting.html
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MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014
Public Hearing Set for Coyote Hunting in Red Wolf Reintroduction Area
Jun 02, 2014
Media Contact: Geoff Cantrell
919-707-0186
geoff.cantrell@ncwildlife.org
RALEIGH, N.C. (June 2, 2014) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comments on proposed temporary rules regarding coyote hunting in the five-county red wolf reintroduction area in northeastern North Carolina.
The hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. on June 19 in the auditorium of Columbia High School, located at 902 East Main Street, Columbia, in Tyrrell County.
The comment period is June 2-23. Comments can be emailed to regulations@ncwildlife.org or mailed to N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, 1701 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1701. For more information on Wildlife Commission temporary rulemaking, go to http://www.ncwildlife.org/ProposedRegulations.aspx.
The temporary rules will fulfill the requirements of a recent federal court order
that prohibits taking of coyotes in Dare, Tyrrell, Hyde, Beaufort and Washington counties, day or night, except under extremely limited circumstances. The prohibition is already in effect.
The court order stems from a lawsuit in which the Wildlife Commission is alleged to have violated the federal Endangered Species Act by allowing coyote hunting in those counties where an experimental reintroduction of the red wolf is occurring. The Wildlife Commission has requested an immediate programmatic evaluation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to examine the feasibility of accomplishing the goals of its nonessential experimental red wolf reintroduction.
source
"A Quiet Encounter With a Red Wolf"
"A Red Wolf Howl"
Reposted from Endangered Species Law and Policy
http://www.endangeredspecieslawandpolicy.com/2014/05/articles/litigation/north-carolina-district-court-enjoins-coyote-hunting-in-five-north-carolina-counties/
North Carolina District Court Enjoins Coyote Hunting in Five North Carolina Counties
Posted on May 19, 2014 by Kelly Percival
On May 7, 2014, a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina enjoined (pdf) http://www.endangeredspecieslawandpolicy.com/stats/pepper/orderedlist/downloads/download.phpfile=http%3A//www.endangeredspecieslawandpolicy.com/uploads/file/Red%2520Wolf%2520Coalition%2520v_%2520NC%2520Wildlife%2520Agency%282%29.pdf
coyote hunting in five North Carolina counties that provide a recovery area for the red wolf (Canis rufus), a species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In Red Wolf Coalition v. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, No. 2:13-CV-60-BO (N.D.N.C. May 7, 2014), plaintiffs sought to enjoin the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (Commission) from issuing permits for coyote hunting in an area spanning 1.7 million acres.
The land serves as a recovery area for the red wolf, a species that was once thought to be extinct in the wild and that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reintroduced in 1987. Current population estimates put the number of red wolves at between 90 and 110 in the wild.
Plaintiffs claimed that the Commission’s issuance of permits for coyote hunting causes the unlawful take of red wolves in violation of section 9 of the ESA.
Plaintiffs alleged that by issuing coyote hunting permits, the Commission significantly increases the likelihood of red wolf deaths due to gunshot wounds, of which there were nine in 2013, because coyotes and red wolves look quite similar.
Plaintiffs also asserted that coyote hunting causes harm and harassment to red wolves through the disruption of breeding. The court agreed with the plaintiffs, noting that “[e]ven experts have difficulty distinguishing between coyotes and red wolves when observing them in the field,” and preliminarily enjoined the Commission from authorizing coyote hunting in the red wolf recovery area.
Notably, the court dismissed the claim against the Commission, a state agency, under the Eleventh Amendment, which bars suits against non-consenting states by private individuals in federal court.
The court upheld the claims against the Commission’s individual commissioners, however, and issued the injunction based on those claims. The court also rejected the Commission’s argument that red wolves in the North Carolina recovery area should be afforded fewer protections than other species listed under the ESA because they are classified as a “non-essential experimental population,” reasoning that such a distinction would “put the rights of hunters and private landowners above Congress’ clear mandate to prevent the extinction of the red wolf and reintroduce the species to the wild.”
The court will reconsider the preliminary injunction in 180 days.
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