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Flock and Awe
David Feld, director of GeesePeace, answers readers' questions |
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23 Feb 2007 |
InterActivist |
| Here in the temperate half of Oregon, there are millions of resident geese. They annoy or endanger farmers, golfers, airplanes, and others. How should those folks be thinking about their goose problem, now that it's arrived? And what can they do that is both humane and effective to make the geese go away? -- Charlie Weiss, Portland, Ore. David Feld, GeesePeace. Excellent question -- this is a very common ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics) |
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What's Good for the Goose
David Feld, director of GeesePeace, answers Grist's questions |
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19 Feb 2007 |
InterActivist |
| David Feld. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I am the national program director of GeesePeace. What does your organization do? GeesePeace is an educational nonprofit organization that helps communities humanely resolve wildlife conflicts. Currently our specific focus is Branta canadensis -- the Canada goose. Many communities in the U.S. have a growing problem with resident ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Bird Is the Word
Kristen Berry, president of avian political-advocacy organization BirdPAC, answers readers' questions |
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16 Feb 2007 |
InterActivist |
| Where would you place the potential impacts of wind power on avian populations in the context of other threats? Do you think there is an opportunity for the avian and wind-power communities to work together? If so, what does that kind of alliance look like to you? -- Cameron Brooks, Boulder, Colo. Kristen Berry, BirdPAC. Wind turbines are clearly a threat to birds ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Soar Winner
Kristen Berry, president of avian political-advocacy organization BirdPAC, answers Grist's questions |
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12 Feb 2007 |
InterActivist |
| Kristen Berry. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I am the president of BirdPAC. What does your organization do? We are a fledgling political action committee dedicated to protecting the environment and species by harnessing and focusing the power of conservationists on the political process -- specifically elections. We are one of only a handful of c ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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That's a Rappaport
Jamie Rappaport Clark of Defenders of Wildlife answers readers' questions |
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22 Jul 2005 |
InterActivist |
| Jamie Rappaport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife. I am an outdoor science teacher (and a fellow Towson University grad -- class of 1973!) for Baltimore County Public Schools, and I often have students ask me what I perceive to be the greatest threat to biodiversity in the U.S. today. What is your take on the subject? -- Carol Lancaster, Monkton, Md. Always nice to hear from a Towson alum! By f ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Noah's Clark
Jamie Rappaport Clark of Defenders of Wildlife answers Grist's questions |
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18 Jul 2005 |
InterActivist |
| Jamie Rappaport Clark. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I'm the executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife. What does your organization do? We work to protect native plants and animals and their habitat. Our work takes us all across the U.S. -- from the halls of Capitol Hill to the mountains and plains of the West, as well as internationally, with a focus on Canada an ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics) |
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