Woodstock, NY Supervisor and Town
Board member, Brian Shapiro, listening skeptically at Elk "reintroduction" pitch
by the Elk Foundation. C.A.S.H. and Wildlife Watch were there
to expose the so-called "conservation effort" as the
sham it is.
C.A.S.H. attended the meeting at which an eastern division of
the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation was trying to convince towns that
Elk in the Catskills was a great idea. C.A.S.H. let them know that
it's a VERY BAD idea for the following reasons: Chronic Wasting Disease
-Some elk have the equivalent of "mad cow disease" that
can spread to ungulate and human populations here. Elk Car Collisions
- Deer weigh about 100 lbs., elk weigh about 800 lbs.! If deer-car
collisions are bad, what will elk-car collisions be like? Their "evidence" is
that Elk lived in this region is questionable - some hunter said
that he saw an elk over a hundred years ago. Duh! The reason they
want to call it a "reintroduction" is so they are not accused
of introducing an exotic species in the Catskills: Write to the Chambers
of Commerce in the Catskill area to condemn this scheme. An Internet
search will provide information. Check the Wildlife Watch and C.A.S.H.
websites also: http://www.wildwatch.org and http://www.all-creatures.org/cash
