Comments on: Golden Gate National Recreation Area “Big Year” starts! http://www.creekcats.com/birdblog/?p=3 Birds, Wildlife, Nature, in the San Francisco Bay Area and Beyond Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:33:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Noreen http://www.creekcats.com/birdblog/?p=3#comment-3 Noreen Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:02:15 +0000 http://www.creekcats.com/birdblog/?p=3#comment-3 One action you can take to help the Western Snowy Plover (one of the federally listed as threatened species) is to provide comments by January 22, 2008 to the GGNRA requesting no pets be allowed in the Wildlife Protection Areas WPAs at Crissy Field and Ocean Beach. Prior to July, 2006 Crissy Field and Ocean Beach WPAs were posted as no pets allowed, now they are just posted as WPAs. The US Fish & Wildlife Service Snowy Plover Recovery Plan recommends that areas used by Snowy Plovers be designated as off limits to all pets and other activities like kite flying are prohibited as the plovers see these as predators. The National Park Service should protect listed species. The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is accepting public comments regarding off-leash dog rules in the Wildlife Protection Area for the Western Snowy Plover. Please submit comments in opposition to permitting pets in the WPAs. Comments must be received before January 22. In the subject of your comment include a reference to RIN 1024-AD53. You can submit comments online at http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main One action you can take to help the Western Snowy Plover (one of the federally listed as threatened species) is to provide comments by January 22, 2008 to the GGNRA requesting no pets be allowed in the Wildlife Protection Areas WPAs at Crissy Field and Ocean Beach. Prior to July, 2006 Crissy Field and Ocean Beach WPAs were posted as no pets allowed, now they are just posted as WPAs.

The US Fish & Wildlife Service Snowy Plover Recovery Plan recommends that areas used by Snowy Plovers be designated as off limits to all pets and other activities like kite flying are prohibited as the plovers see these as predators. The National Park Service should protect listed species.

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is accepting public comments
regarding off-leash dog rules in the Wildlife Protection Area for the
Western Snowy Plover. Please submit comments in opposition to permitting pets in the WPAs. Comments must be received before January 22. In the subject of your comment include a reference to RIN 1024-AD53.

You can submit comments online at http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main

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