Making changes

WOW! I am so impressed! I think this is really going to happen!

I, too, realize that right now the wildlife agencies are completely overwhelmed with the Gulf disaster. That is so huge that it's hard to even grasp.

But it gives us time to get our act together anyway.

So far, we have collected some websites/links and I wanted to post them:

http://www.fgc.ca.gov/regulations/process/regulatoryprocess.pdf

I also like the idea of reaching out to the National Audubon Society. It probably wouldn't hurt to see if anyone at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology has considered or wants to consider getting involved in getting information out there at the very least.

I, too, am hopeless at facebook.

There are yahoo groups, I hear, that form to discuss certain issues and share information. Maybe someone could set up an owlbox regulation yahoo group? I don't know how to do that. Anyone know how and want to go ahead and set that up?

We CAN change the way barn owls are lured into these deathtraps and turn it into a lovely system where they branch, fledge, and go out into the world with every chance of success! Isn't that what we want for all those we love?

And do we not love these wonderful little souls with all our hearts? yes we do!

It's like when a mother protects her children. We are stewards of the animals and the earth, so we are the ones to be their voice, their advocate, their protector, their steward.

If the mother and father owl are so willing to sit on eggs for ages, hunt their hearts out all night, carefully feed chunks to each little hungry beak, keep the babies warm, and basically pour their entire being into the welfare of these amazing little personalities we've come to know and love, then we can certainly help them see the babies through to a happy ending! When I see how earnest and dedicated the owls THEMSELVES are to the babies, I feel that the least I can do is speak up for them when they're in a helpless situation that's over their head.

I can't tell you how thrilled I am that you are stepping up! You don't have to have "leadership" skills to make a difference! All you have to do is collect the information as to who to contact and how to go about making changes.

From there, I'm happy to be one of the writers of the letters we would send to such organizations, to bring them up to speed on the problem, and to ask for action to be taken to change this situation by putting regulations into place for the long term safety of all barn owls who are lured to nest boxes.

We can make all the difference for thousands of future Max, Pattison, Austin, and Wesleys, bless their soft little pink feet and warm smooth beaks and big black innocent eyes!

Oh how I love them and what joy it would be to help them live free! Thank you SO MUCH, those of you willing to be involved in the effort to see the through into adulthood without the tragic consequences!

Hooray for the citizens who, when they see a heartbreaking need like this one, are willing to educate lawmakers and regulators so that changes can be made! This is what makes America great - our ability to change and learn through the "ordinary" citizens of our country.

I'm so inspired by you all!

Sincerely,
Stacey