Michigan's Sandhill Cranes Need Your Protection

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Dear [Decision Maker],

I strongly oppose Senate Resolution 0030 (SR 30) urging the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to designate Sandhill cranes as a game species and seeking U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approval to establish a Sandhill crane hunting season.

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One hundred years ago, Michigan's Sandhill crane population was near extinction due to hunting and diminishing wetland habitats. The bird's population recovered at a very slow pace and still remains vulnerable.

Instead of celebrating a successful conservation effort, SR 30 seeks to destroy it.

A Sandhill crane hunt reverses conservation efforts by orphaning dependent young. Chicks are hatched in late spring, but dependent on both parents well into and past the fall hunting season. If Michigan hunts Sandhill cranes before they migrate to wintering grounds, either parent could be killed.  There is no justification for destroying families of a still-recovering species.

A Sandhill crane hunt serves no wildlife management purpose.  The recovery of a threatened population is not science-based rationale to open a hunting season.

A Sandhill crane hunt does not prevent conflict with crops.  There is no evidence that hunting Sandhill cranes would reduce damage to crops.  Farmers can already obtain non-lethal, more effective deterrence products to make their seeds unpalatable to birds, or as a last resort, request a permit to lethally remove Sandhill cranes when necessary.

I am asking that you prevent needless killing and preserve successful conservation efforts by voting "NO" on Senate Resolution 0030.

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Michigan's Sandhill Cranes Need Your Protection

Humane Society of Huron Valley

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