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### Kelly, Shaheerah

From: Rose Flame [mysecretfires@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 2:00 PM To: Jeff; Les Baugh; admin@churncreekbottom.org; Ca rla Thompson; Gary Cadd; Kurt Starman; Kelly Johnson; Christenson, Kara; George; Sir George Buckley's office; Graham Boyd; Grass, Running; Dave Brown; Benda, David; Kelly Fr ost, Sr; Kevin Bundy; Kevin Connelly; Ed Smith & Virgina Phelps; linda; John Livingston; John Laird; Joan Manning; Bruce Ross; Matt Doyle; ecassano@shastalake.com; colleenleavi tt@aol.com; news@khsltv.com; news; sharyn@eastvalleytimes.com; rob@redwoodrob.com; Robinson, Victoria; Patrick Jones; Carbajal, Salud; Sally & Terry Rapoza; Erin Ryan; Charles Alexander; Shanna Cannon; Frank J. Strazzarino, Jr.; dogenz@frontierne t.net; Marily Woodhouse; Mark Lascelles; valleymirror@pulsarco.com; FantomPenguin@ fantompenguin.com; S Young; Steve Gibson; Randall Bongarten; Damon Arthur; David Kehoe; Karla Zimmerlee Cc: Kelly, Shaheerah; Shalev, Omer; Rios , Gerardo; R9AirPermits; R9FOIA Subject: Please Help Save San Francisco's Whales: (Fwd: Rat poison to be dropped on CA islands?)



### Dear Friends and Neighbors,

I would like to thank everyone for he lping promote attendance at the Dece mber 10, 2013 Sierra Pacific power plant public hearing in Anderson, CA. I am especially grateful to Norths tate Public Radio and the Record Searchlight for covering this cr itical and hard won meeting.

"Although our interests as citizens vary, each one is an artery to the heart that pumps life through the body politic, and each is important to t he health of democracy." ~ Bill Moyers, The Nation , Jan. 22,
2007

Since we received so much assistance from our allies in San Francisco, it is our dut y now to return the favor. I am forwarding a petition from heroine Maggie Sergio.

I hope you will all consider signing.

Thank you,

Celeste Draisner
Citizens For Clean Air
530-223-0197

"The Farallon Islands is an area de signated by the US as wilderness. Located approx 30 miles offshore from San Francisco, the islands are home to twelve species of sea and shorebirds, and the seabird numbers average over 250,000 birds. Harbor seals, th e California sea lion, northern elepha nt seal and the stellar sea lion (endangered) also come to the island, many of them to breed. This healthy population of pinnipeds attracts great white sharks to the islands. Additionally, blue whal es, grey whales and humpback whales frequent these waters. All of these animals will be placed at risk if US Fish & Wildlife carries out this plan. " ~ Maggie Sergio
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Change.org < mail@change.org > Date: Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 5:34 AM Subject: Rat poison to be dropped on CA islands?
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### Celeste - There's a new petition taking o ff on Change.org, and we think you might be interested in signing it:



# US Fish & Wildlife, Gerry McChesney, Refuge Manager: Stop the Plan to Dump Rat Poison over the Farallon Islands

By Maggie Sergio fairfax, California



### Sign Maggie's Petition

If US Fish & Wildlife has its way, Nov of 2014 is when they would like to begin a mission that involves the use of helicopters dropping an estimated 1.3 metric tons of rat poison over the Southeast Farallon Islands. This is part of a political and complex relationship that exists
between US Fish & Wildlife Serv ice and an organization called Island Conservation. Island Conservation is the firm that would get the business if the decision is made to go forward with this project.

Island Conservation is registered as a nonprofit; however they make millions of dollars undertaking island eradication projects all over the world. If you visit their web site or read press releases you will see that they claim "success" at doing this. What the public doesn't know about3 are the many thousands of wild animals, conveniently referred to as "non target species" or "collateral damage" that are killed during these eradication projects. This story here in Nature tells of what happened up in Alaska in 2008, after Island Conservation dropped 40 tons of brodifacoum (rat poison) over "Rat Island." http://www.nature.com/news/20 11/110407/full/news.2011.24.html

This video tells the very disturbing story of what happening in New Zealand when Island Conservation used the same method of carpet bombing they want to use at the Farallon Islands. https://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=8Skm8f2yvNg

Island Conservation has been paid over $481,000 by US Fish & Wildlife (so far) to write the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. This explains the lack of objectivity and mis-leading information found throughout the 741 page document. Island Conservation will also be paid approx 1.3 million dollars to carry out this mission if given the green light by US Fish & Wildlife. This is an absolute conflict of interest and outrageous.

More importantly, there is no guarantee that this plan will work. Also at risk, is the contamination of fish and other food sources in the waters surrounding San Francisco. This issue is not mentioned in the EIS and has occurred before during these projects.

The Farallon Islands is an area designated by the US as wilderness. Located approx 30 miles offshore from San Francisco, the islands are home to twelve species of sea and shorebirds, and the seabird numbers average over 250,000 birds. Harbor seals, the California sea lion, northern elephant seal and the stellar sea lion (endangered) also come to the island, many of them to breed. This healthy population of pinnipeds attracts great white sharks to the islands. Additionally, blue whales, grey whales and humpback whales frequent these waters. All of these animals will be placed at risk if US Fish & Wildlife carries out this plan.

It is the mission of US Fish & Wildlife to protect ALL of the trusted resources within the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Not a
select few.

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