6.18.05

Hi, Friends-

Thanks to everyone who responded to our email list survey. It appears we’ll start condensing our weekly announcement and weekly review into one weekly email. And it appears we’ll keep the Members list pretty much as is.

Prairie Dogs
As you know, we pay particular attention to Boulder’s prairie wildlife issue because of this city’s leadership in wildlife protection. Very good news to report today: the scheduled Monday extermination of the Foothills 8 – the prairie dogs who migrated into a no-prairie-dog zone at Foothills Community Park – has been postponed. It appears the city may be on the verge of finding a site suitable for relocation. The fate of the Foothills 8 is a bellwether for how the city will treat prairie dogs on open space in the future.

RMAD answered about a dozen inquiries on about a dozen different prairie dog situations this week. We’re able to help some more than others, of course. The organization continues to look for innovative and collaborative ways to deal with the prairie dog crisis at the root level.

Animals in Entertainment
Best of luck today and tomorrow to the folks protesting Ringling Bros. in Colorado Springs. The Springs Gazette covers the issue in today’s paper – see http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1308360&secid=1.

Fishing
Thanks to Marc Bekoff for keeping the fishing issue alive in Boulder this week. The good doctor’s letter surely generated much coffee shop and breakfast nook discussion.

One Person Making a Difference
Angela Rank has been singularly diligent in posting the Recipe of the Week (http://www.health.rmad.org/rotw.htm) on RMAD’s HEALTH Project web site. This has taken some pressure off our HEALTH Project leader, Ann Swissdorf. Our team leaders – and indeed our very organization – absolutely depend on this kind of high-level, high-quality support. Thank you, Angela!

David Crawford, Executive Director
Rocky Mountain Animal Defense
2525 Arapahoe, #E4-335
Boulder, CO 80302
303-449-4422 / www.rmad.org

RMAD has been advocating for animals and serving the public since 1994.