DONATED LAND IN HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA TO BE PROTECTED
FOREVER AS A WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
WASHINGTON (April 27, 2004) � Eight acres in Hayward,
Alameda County, California have been donated as a conservation easement to
The Humane Society of the United States� Wildlife Land Trust for permanent
protection as a wildlife sanctuary through a donation from Dr. Ellen G.
Levine.
�I donated this conservation easement to The Wildlife Land
Trust so that various animals that live on the property and in the area
have a place of shelter. This area is rapidly being bought up for
construction and I wanted there to be a permanent refuge for animals,�
said Dr. Levine. �Some of the wild animals that live in this area include
mule deer, opossums, raccoons, foxes and red-tailed hawks. I looked for a
land trust as fully committed to the protection of these animals as I am,
and eventually found The Wildlife Land Trust.�
A conservation easement is a permanent and legally
enforceable agreement between a landowner and a land trust. The landowner
agrees to establish the property as a permanent wildlife sanctuary, which
is a binding agreement to all future owners of the property as well. In
turn, the land trust enforces the terms of the agreement. For The Wildlife
Land Trust, these terms always include a ban on recreational or commercial
hunting or trapping, and commercial logging.
Citing Dr. Levine�s donation of this conservation
easement, Stephen Swartz, general counsel and acting executive director
for The Wildlife Land Trust, said, �Our accepting this easement means that
it will remain a permanent wildlife sanctuary, safe from the destructive
consequences that additional residential development inevitably represents
for wildlife. Every property that we protect is directed at one goal:
ensuring that wherever they live, wild animals have permanently protected
homes.�
Headquartered in Washington, DC, The HSUS Wildlife Land
Trust now protects over 63,000 acres on 76 properties in 22 states and
four foreign countries. It was founded in 1993 by The Humane Society of
the United States in order to save the lives of wild animals by saving as
much of the land that shelters and feeds them as possible, wherever
possible. For more information, including how existing wildlife habitats
can become permanent wildlife sanctuaries and how to become a volunteer
sanctuary monitor, The Wildlife Land Trust can be contacted, toll free, at
1-800-729-SAVE or through their web site: www.wlt.org.
For More Information Contact: Sue Farinato (301) 258-3012
Media Contact: Belinda Mager (301) 258-3071
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