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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
