Advocacy

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Still a "No" for Sandhill Crane hunt

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Still a "No" for Sandhill Crane hunt

As a hunter, angler, and conservationist, I stand with Madison Audubon against the Sandhill Crane hunt. The reasons are numerous, and you can read them in my previous post here, but make no mistake: they are informed both by sound science and by a love of cranes.

Bruce Ross, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA), recently replied to my blog on a hunting season on Sandhill Cranes, and argued that hunters and non-hunters should support such a season.

Well, that was throwing a fly to a hungry trout so I rise to the bait.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

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Sandhill Crane hunting: view from a hunter

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Sandhill Crane hunting: view from a hunter

On Tuesday, the State Senate will take up a package of bills proposed by a variety of Republican legislators with the alleged purpose of promoting hunting and fishing in Wisconsin. Before you read another word, please find your legislators here and prepare to contact them ASAP.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

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ACTION ALERT: Sandhill Crane Hunt Hearing

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Being an iconic Wisconsin bird species and an amazing conservation success story is not enough to protect Sandhill Cranes.

A package of bills that include a variety of hunting-related proposals is being fast-tracked for consideration by the Wisconsin State Assembly. One of the bills would legalize and establish a Sandhill Crane hunting season.

The public hearing is Tuesday, October 19, and your legislators need to hear from you NOW.

Photo by Monica Hall

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The Thing with Feathers

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Emily Dickinson's famous line—"Hope is the thing with feathers"—finds its way into many bird essays. But the news about the official extinction of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker (and other species) reminds us that despair also can cloak itself in feathers.

Ivory-billed Woodpecker at nest, taken by Dr. James Tanner, at the Singer Tract in 1935. Photo: Science History Images/Alamy. See National Audubon’s article for more info and photos.

 
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