Manheim Township (PA) is planning on using a poison, DRC1339, to get
rid of 20,000 crows that roost in the Lancaster County area. The crows
come in from the farmland to the city and suburbs in the winter, for
warmth and food.
Citing the nuisance of their droppings on cars (ever heard of a car
wash?) and some alarmist nonsense about salmonella and e-coli being
transmitted to humans by the birds, they're planning to shoot cannons
and hang predator effigies in the trees, trap and band birds to follow
their roosting/flight plans, and then poison them with the DRC1339 --
which they ADMIT will also kill pigeons, magpies, and ravens. They CLAIM
it won't hurt other animals, and that it is no danger to the
environment. This is not true, and there are many concerns about the
long-term dangers of this poison.
PLEASE FLOOD THESE PEOPLE WITH EMAIL, PHONE CALLS, and FAXES. You can
cite the article in today's Lancaster Intelligencer Journal (see link
below).
http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/18669
The Manheim Township Manager's name and contact info:
Jim Martin
jmartin@manheimtownship.org
Municipal Building
1840 Municipal Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601
Phone: 717-569-6406
Fax: 717-560-4183
This short-sighted, cruel plan is typical of this particular
township, with a long-standing reputation for being arrogant and very
unfriendly to wildlife. They should be ashamed of themselves for even
considering killing animals because of their droppings. Here's a link
that talks about the potential dangers of DRC-1339:
Laurie Ulrich Fuller
