Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Ridgefield injured swan
Date: Jan 18 17:03:44 2010
From: Kevin Purcell - kevinpurcell at pobox.com


On Jan 17, 2010, at 5:30 PM, Doug Robberson wrote:

> The reaction of the RNWR staff on Saturday was "we let nature take its
> course" I feel this policy is good but should not apply to
> endangered
> species.

Both the Tundra Swan and Trumpter Swan are "Least Concern" status
globally.

No swans are on the WA state endangered, threatened, sensitive or
candidate species lists (and those that are are on Federal lists).

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/diversty/soc/endanger.htm
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/diversty/soc/threaten.htm
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/diversty/soc/sensitiv.htm
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/diversty/soc/candidat.htm
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Kevin Purcell
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