Comments on: U.S. Army attacks endangered desert tortoises

By: vanessa

vanessa — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:41:24 +0000

why do they have to kill the coyotes. they could just move the animals to another place.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:44:30 +0000

It is a shame!!! These gentle creatures have suffered enough already. We have 80% less than we had 20 years ago. I thought endangered animals are protected. Some protection lets rip you out of your established home (while you are hibernating)and ditch you in the ghetto desert (I have been to Barstow desert) where you don’t have a burrow or anything to protect yourself from hungry wildlife during a drought. Poor little tortoises it makes me terribly upset and sick to my stomach. I joined my local California Turtle & Tortoise Chapter(CTTC)to assist in supporting this wonderful California State Reptile and I donate monthly to the Desert Tortoise Preservation Committee. I have a desert tortoise at home and I can’t imagine the suffering these poor tortoises are going through.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:38:03 +0000

You are right Gary our governments care nothing for wildlife citizens, especially with an anti-nature President in control. Here in Marin the Golden Gate National Recreation Area wants to kill coyotes who have become habituated to humans – tourists, workers and residents have caused this problem by feeding the animals, either deliberately or through carelessness. Volunteers have spent 100′s of hours trying to educate the public and dehabituate the coyotes (none of which was reported by the Marin Independent Journal in their article). But nothing will work if the people problem isn’t solved, so the coyotes will most likely be killed and people will keep on habituating the new coyotes that take over their territory. Our tax dollars are used to fund the war in Iraq, but also the war on wildlife that goes on in this country every day!

By: lonna richmond

lonna richmond — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:31:56 +0000

this is new to me. is there any thing we can do to prevent this disaster?
thanks for shedding much needed light on this topic.

By: laila

laila — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:25:49 +0000

It’s too bad our government and so called ‘leadership’ has such failing grades at eco-stewardship. This news is very depressing, but it does not suprise me. I hope that more and more of us will participate in rallies, petitions, and will write letters and make phone calls of protest to our lacking leadership.