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Feds illegally shot cormorants but can keep killing, judge rules

September 2, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Judge holds that inability to resurrect dead fish trumps inability to resurrect dead birds          PORTLAND,  Oregon––Rendering a long-awaited verdict on the legality of killing double crested cormorants to protect salmon spawning runs on the Columbia River,  U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon on August 31,  2016 ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Top, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Food, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Meat issues, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Audubon Society of Portland, Bob Sallinger, Judge Michael H. Simon, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi

Feds resume killing cormorants despite admitting “nesting population targets were met”

September 14, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

by Bob Sallinger, conservation director, Audubon Society of Portland Last week the federal government resumed killing double-crested cormorants on East Sand Island in the Columbia River Estuary.  Federal agents in boats used shotguns to kill 200 cormorants near the island. The Corps has indicated that it intends to continue killing cormorants in the coming weeks. […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Birds, Birds, Conservation, Endangered species, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Fish, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Letters, Marine life, Opinions & Letters, Wildlife Tagged With: Audubon Society of Portland, Bob Sallinger, Corps of Engineers, East Sand Island

Conservation gets the bird at East Sand Island

May 12, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Judge allows wildlife agencies to kill cormorants & smash nests          PORTLAND, Oregon––Federal District Judge Michael Simon on May 8, 2015 allowed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and USDA Wildlife Services to go full speed ahead to kill 3,489 double-crested cormorants, 105 Brandt’s cormorants, and 10 pelagic cormorants at […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Fish, Hunting & trapping, Marine life, Seals, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Audubon Society of Portland, Columbia River, cormorants, East Sand Island, Merritt Clifton, sea lions

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