Hands Across Prospect Park Event Info
Last year 1600+ of our beautiful Canada Geese were slaughtered in the name of air traffic safety.
What people didn't know is that the FDA was working together with the USDA's wildlife hit-man organization called "Wildlife Services" which aims to destroy thousands of wild animals each and every year -- regardless of their proximity to the airport.
Developers in Staten Island, Queens and Long Island have been frustrated by the protection that the Migratory Bird Act gave to these geese. Over the past two years those protections have been diluted to such an extreme as to reneg on any protection whatsoever.
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Protect Our Geese: Bloomberg Blitz Monday
here is what Friends of Animals has organized. An on-line demonstration to protect Prospect Park’s wildlife.
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Hands Around the Lake: Highlights
Senator Eric Adams (left) listened as Orlando spoke… Orlando reminded us that geese don’t produce carbon gas, they don’t need GPS to navigate and Mayor Bloomberg should use the money he is using to kill geese on things we need … Continue reading →
Hands Around the Lake – Big Success!!
Hands around the Lake * Protect Canada Geese and Wildlife at Prospect Park and NYC Saturday, March 26th, 12:30 p.m. We will gather by the lakeside near Vanderbilt and Prospect Park Southwest and spread out from there on both sides. … Continue reading →
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