On Dasher….On Dancer….Canada’s Caribou Recovery Strategy November 30, 2011
Posted by cheesefish in : Uncategorized , trackbackI just got an email from the David Suzuki Foundation talking about the new Caribou Recovery Strategy, which doesn’t protect the habitat of these increasingly pressured populations. I went to their auto letter site, which was great, but didn’t have the flavour I like. A smart, political friend of mine once told me that she always started her letters to government officials with appreciation for their service and felt they were better received that way. Sort of links to the empathy idea from Redefining Beauty. So I wrote them a short, new letter which I posted below. Please let the government know in whatever is your own way if you are concerned about this issue! The link above on David’s name will get you to the site that will link to the auto letter…
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To Environment Minister Kent and Staff:
Everyone wants to be good at their job and as a voting Canadian, I need the environment minister and his staff to be very good at their job since I cannot enact strong legislation to protect Canada’s natural resources. I have the utmost respect for the minister and his government, for choosing to serve Canadians, but the current Caribou Recovery Strategy that was released is inadequate. All animals need their habitat protected, as was recognized in the Nooksack Dace court case and the strategy does not currently do this. Although culling predators can be one tool in managing prey species populations, it is not the only thing that needs doing in this case. The strategy needs to be based on good science. Please take a stand for the preservation of important resources and modify the Caribou Recovery strategy to be effective and an example of good governance.
Regards,
Dr. Cheesefish
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