Subject: [Tweeters] Mute Swans an Invasive Species ??
Date: Jan 7 20:13:58 2011
From: Diane Weinstein - diane_weinstein at msn.com


Killing is not the answer to every perceived wildlife problem. Certainly the swans could be sterilized and released to live out their normal lives. One pair of sterilized swans will not negatively affect the environment.

As to the legislation to kill swans, my guess is that little to no wildlife related legislation has been passed by the state legislature without first being initiated or blessed by WDFW.

As to who to contact, I prefer to starting at the top, since complaints to WDFW tend to fall on deaf ears. The governor?s contact page is http://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/default.asp.

Diane Weinstein
Issaquah

From: Guttman,Burt
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 5:33 PM
To: Tony ; tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Mute Swans an Invasive Species ??

I was quite alarmed by this item in the Olympian. Thanks, Tony, for the link to the law. The long-term question for me is, "What jerk decided that Mute Swans are such a terrible invasive species that they have have to be killed, and how can we get some of our legislators to change the law?" The short-term question is whether we birders and other nature enthusiasts can exert some pressure on the officials with shotguns who are likely to be out gunning for these beautiful creatures? It's probably the same pair that comes over here to Long Lake occasionally, and the thought of anyone killing them makes me sick. Ideas, anyone? Does anyone have personal connections to people who might be able to stop this now?

Burt Guttman
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA 98505 guttmanb at evergreen.edu
Home: 7334 Holmes Island Road S. E., Olympia, 98503


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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu on behalf of Tony
Sent: Thu 1/6/2011 3:08 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Mute Swans an Invasive Species ??


This is interesting and wonder if there is some other approach short of killing them??

Hicks Lake mute swans will be killed

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/01/06/1496380/hicks-lake-mute-swans-will-be.html

The law:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=232-12-017


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