So please attend a public meeting on:
- April 9 Laramie - Albany County Library
- April 10 Green River - G&F Office
- April 11 Lander - Library
- April 12 Cody - Holiday Inn
- April 16 Casper - Parkway Plaza
- April 17 Jackson - Antler Inn
- April 18 Sheridan - G&F Office
Speak out for the animals and plants in Wyoming that are all-to-often
overlooked and ignored.
Let the Game and Fish know about the types of conservation and
restoration programs you would like to see funded. Two of our ideas are
that:
- A portion of the money should be used to implement and enforce a ban
on prairie dog hunting in towns big enough for the reintroduction of the
blackfooted ferret. The Game and Fish should also spend some of this
money to publicize the ban and provide educational programs about the
importance of prairie dogs to high-plains ecosystems.
- Some of the money should be used to fund a state-wide survey of
flammulated owls. The information provided by such a study could be
used as a tool by conservationists to protect old-growth ponderosa pine,
this raptor's habitat.
The Game and Fish itself has proposed a few good programs, which
have, however, never received any money. We would like to see the
agency fund its own proposals, such as:
The study and identification of crucial breeding areas for mountain
plovers. This information is needed to protect mountain plover breeding
grounds from grazing and oil, gas, and coal development on public lands.
The identification of the most important riparian areas for
non-game birds, along with the identification of any threats these
crucial bird habitats may be facing.
To study and define the habitat of the pygmy rabbit, and to protect
it from livestock grazing and sagebrush control.
To work with the Forest Service to identify northern goshawk
nesting areas and to ensure that northern goshawk habitat is not
destroyed by inappropriate levels of timber harvest.
