Results from the pressure. Birder Mike Shanley just posted a press release from Port Authority to Facebook.
December 9, 2013 CONTACT: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 212-435-7777 STATEMENT FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY ON SNOWY OWLS “The Port Authority is working with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to move immediately toward implementing a program to trap and relocate snowy owls that pose a threat to aircraft at JFK and LaGuardia airports. The Port Authority’s goal is to strike a balance in humanely controlling bird populations at and around the agency’s airports to safeguard passengers on thousands of aircrafts each day. Over the past two weeks, five planes at JFK, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia airports were struck by snowy owls that have been migrating to our region in far higher than typical numbers this year.” # # # Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency’s network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than $23 billion in annual wages and $80 billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where construction crews are building the iconic One World Trade Center, which is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. The Port Authority receives no tax revenue from either the State of New York or New Jersey or from the City of New York. The agency raises the necessary funds for the improvement, construction or acquisition of its facilities primarily on its own credit. For more information, please visit http://www.panynj.gov<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.panynj.gov%2F&h=xAQEdMcDs&enc=AZOKB3OoLNHJnfujvps6iOIABOoOwUNuk7h7V6osS7nPfOPY0GIAZ060DVQlObwgApaourIXdpu7NjQTH3QwZ0Wv4zSbq08XIWnvWE4_BJM5KKTZVPBzks2Y6YBDpRv0u8gJneggDdIig2hS6ZPUpg3fEvYHkDMcUGCw3TnksZksVw&s=1> . Port Authority of New York & New Jersey www.panynj.gov<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.panynj.gov%2F&h=5AQGd2sGF&enc=AZM1G0EGqxRHV7UNRRgCdUSeEQMbFD_HjDci1KUcUaJPg4S2cusbw96LS04_S9HpQYDXpjVmsxGSyAvH1ZbktY4HX1FvHiEz44Pz-G9k61Mk7wxkEpbJY_j5w1_zD5I316l2ebyv4zTvG80vGecPE7INxf4VlBGTaiOUYQjUxK3VdA&s=1> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> wrote: > I have compiled from all the e-mails sent on the subject of the killing of > Snowy Owls at JFK, a list of the resources a number of you submitted. The > list can be accessed here > http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2013/12/nyc-kills-snowy-owls-while-boston-saves.html > > This way, it is easier than wading through e-mail threads. It covers > phone numbers to the online petition link. If anyone has any other > resources to add, please e-mail me and I will add it to the list. > > Also, if anyone has already penned a letter to the Governor and would be > willing to share their format as a template, I would gladly add it. This > will help those who are too busy to craft one themselves. > > Keep up the pressure y'all! > > Cheers! > > Andrew Baksh > Queens, NY > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
