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Murch 3,2007Mr. I)avid lrcldPrcsident(ieescPcaoe6405 l,akevicr.v DrivcIralls Church, VA 22041I)cur Mr, F'elcl:I'hank you for c(lntactinB Thc Huntane Soc.iel.y of llnited Statcs (IIStJs) rrgarclipg(,ur recollllren(lations and protoool for cgg addling a$ onc of a recorn,netld; s$rie$of intcrrelald-stcps in thc humane rcsolution of conflicts with Clanaclil gcesc. (.)uradv-icc 0n field pr()cedtlrcs in addling is derivcd liom cnnsirlerablc gxpc;icnce lndrcflection on the lnally issucs surrounding this activity, as wcll ari a6vicc 6rrprocedurcs l"rom vct$tinnry professionals. We bclieve oltr protocol takcs irrt6considcl'utiotl thc best availabte and mo,$t humar)c rrpproaches t.o aclcllirrg, an aclivityrvc iln(l to hc fat morc htlnlane and rcsponsibla than its oll-udvocatcd alterlatiyc.rvhiiih is thc nrund up ancl slaughtcr t:f uclult andiuvenilc hinis.We understand tlral this is a controvelsial issue and thirt it is upscltirrg to sorncpcople' Wc rcspect those fcelings. 'l'hs cun'ent controversy over "ovcrAbundant,'Clantrda gcese, howcvcr, antl thc Inany lbrccs calling for a rcduction of ,,re$idcnt,,goosc popttlations demand humste approaches. Wc fccl that population slabilir.irtiplthrough addling. ct)mbirtcd r,vith sitc aversion techniques lparticularly thc usc gl'truincd d06Js us advocaled try groups suclr irs Ccc.rcPeace) and cnlirroerncnt ol'nrrfccding policics, with the eventilal redesign of landscapes thlt act $s '.hot spotrr,' toaltraut gecsc. ere hy firr thc nrost environmcnlally responsiblcr, effectivc, anil hurnnnappnr*chcs to re$olve conflicts rvith thcsc hirds,We apprcciate grently thc lbct that CccsuPeace has rccommendctl our prol(.)col foratldlittg to tlrc nrany cornmunilies that have sought yor-r qut, Wc will rirnainconstantly vigilant to the adlent of hetter techniqncs and approaches i1lhc.sctcchniqucs and look lirrward ro working witlr you in dcvcloping thcsc.Sinccrcly,

Maggie lSraslc