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“Short of offshore oil drilling, this is the biggest threat to the sanctuary that I have ever seen,” said Richard Charter, senior fellow with the Ocean Foundation who helped create the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary that surrounds the Farallon Islands. The South Farallon Islands are a national wildlife refuge that hosts the largest seabird …
Update: Public comments at 1pm, very limited. “The proposed helicopter dispersal of 1.5 tons of rat poison pellets in the middle of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary are again being solicited by the California Coastal Commission…. Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council is expected to vote on the issue, on February 19 at …
What could possibly go wrong? “The US Fish and Wildlife Department is floating a controversial plan to dump one and a half tons of poison pellets on the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge to get rid of an infestation of mice.” The plan will be heard at a meeting of the Californian Coastal Commission on …
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