It has been a busy few weeks to say the least!
Liz was just in Ottawa and will be back there again for another Human - Wildlife Conflict Committee meeting on Tuesday.
The following Wednesday we'll be back on Hamilton for another meeting of the Iroquoia Heights Deer Management Advisory Committee. Dr. David Lavigne, Science Advisor for IFAW Canada, will be making a presentation on 'overabundance'. There were a number of residents present at the meeting in January because of the controversy surrounding the Dundas Valley deer hunt that happened in December. I suspect that there will be several residents present again.
This Thursday Liz will be at a Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) meeting regarding geese. The TRCA has been very progressive on cormorants, so it is our hope that a similar approach will be taken with geese, indeed with all animals under the purview of the TRCA.
We continue to work with residents in Howley, NL to care for a colony of feral cats. Just this morning we were contacted by a resident of Corner Brook on the same issue. There are so many good people working to help these unfortunate creatures, it gives us great hope that things are moving in the right direction. Rescue groups all over the world are scrambling to help these homeless cats, and a number of excellent documents have been produced in the process. A number of municipalities and rescue groups in the United States have set the bar pretty high! For 2011, both Toronto Animal Services and the Toronto Humane Society have a goal of sterilizing 500 feral cats each. We have confidence that this goal can be met and exceeded in the years to come.
And all this amidst other on-going issues...Thank you to everyone for making this work for the animals possible!
Lia, Liz and the AAC crew
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