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Posted: 10:58 AM Aug 20, 2008
Raccoons On Park Service's Radar For Possible Removal
The National Park Service is proposing the removal of raccoons from a portion of the Cape Lookout National Seashore to determine if it will help endangered bird and turtle species survive.
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The National Park Service is proposing the removal of raccoons from a portion of the Cape Lookout National Seashore to determine if it will help endangered bird and turtle species survive.
The proposed removal would be conducted once on South Core Banks to see if it increases the life span of bird and turtle hatchlings normally preyed on by raccoons.
The park service released a draft environmental assessment this week and is asking the public for comments until September 19. Officials said the removal was an option being considered to help endangered populations. Comments will be accepted on the Internet or by regular mail.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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Posted by: Chris
Location: Greenville
on Aug 21, 2008 at 05:32 PM
If whoever hadn't let the balance of nature get off-kilter. We would not have to mess with anything, or remove NATURAL creatures from their NATURAL environment. Humans should learn to live in nature, and not try to control it. They always find a way to screw it up.
Posted by: kingfisher
on Aug 20, 2008 at 02:14 PM
Lets see raccoons eats bird and turtles so no more coons you would think that these same peolpe also would know that birds eat turtles too so i say no birds on the beaches hell just lets the turtles have it all .... get real around here
Posted by: Anonymous
Location: Greenville
on Aug 20, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Don't mess with mother-nature. Maybe they should impose driving restrictions on the raccoons, like at Hatteras. Sarcasm intended.
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