The American Bird Conservancy his issued an alert, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service has proposed extending the incidental take permits (get out
of jail free) for Bald and Golden Eagles for wind power facilities from five
to thirty years. So once a permit is issued, it could be 30 years before it
is up for renewal. We all know how dynamic raptor populations could be,
witness the rapid decline in recent memory of the American Kestrel and the
disappearance of Broad-winged Hawk as a breeder across much of Maryland.
MOS has opposed this rule and filed comment with USFWS, and we will be doing
so with new Secretary Jewel.
Use this link:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/c6lw5u5
Then click Proceed to this site.
Kurt R. Schwarz
Conservation Chair
Maryland Ornithological Society
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