[BCNnet] Fw: IBET Fw: [TEXBIRDS] Ivory-billed Woodpecker - Long, no sightings, but important

Thu Jun 23 09:02:48 CDT 2005

Isn't Clear Channel the company doing the upcoming concerts at Northerly Island? (According to today's Chicago Tribune article in the "At Play" section, the concerts begin Friday.)  
Maybe a few Chi-birder letters are in order.

Leslie Borns
birdperson at juno.com
Chicago/Cook

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Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:27:44 -0500
Subject: IBET Fw: [TEXBIRDS] Ivory-billed Woodpecker- Long,no sightings, but important

FYI. I have included all relevant posts up to now.

Kit McCrum
Elmhurst

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From: "Cindy Ward" <DELLASTRET at AOL.COM>
To: <TEXBIRDS at LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: [TEXBIRDS] Ivory-billed Woodpecker

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> TEXBIRDERS,
>
> Two radio DJ's in Little Rock, Corey and Jay, at 100.3 The  Edge, are
> offering various items for sale (T-shirts, mugs, caps, buttons,  thongs)that say > "The Woodpecker Must Die" - referring, of course, to the recent rediscovery of > the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in The Big Woods of the Delta region  of Arkansas. 
> This is sick and disgusting - no wonder this country has so many  social > problems.  People on ARBIRDS are discussing how to send letters  to the owners of the station, boycott sponsors, etc.  If you can stand  to go to the web site to see this shameful, disgraceful trash in order to  get info to write, it is _www.coreyandjayshow.com_ (http://www.coreyandjayshow.com) .  It is beyond > comprehension how people can be so destructive and  irresponsible.  Please pass
> this info on to birders on other  state list serves.  S omeone has already > torched an observation  platform that was in the process of being built for birders > to look for the  woodpecker.  The carpenters had gone to lunch when this took > place  last week.  I guess along with good comes evil.

> Cindy Ward, Dallas
>
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Regarding my post about the radio show in Little Rock, you might want to
write
Mark Mays, President of Clear Channel Communications Inc., who owns the
Little Rock station 100.3 The Edge.  I am sorry I don't have an email
address.
As soon as I get a list of the show sponsors, I will post.

Mr. Mark Mays
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
200 East Basse Road
San Antonio, Tx  78209

Phone:  210-822-2828

Cindy Ward, Dallas

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Mark at TPWD says you can complete a "feedback form" at
_www.clearchannel.com_ (http://www.clearchannel.com) , but I would still
send a hard copy to Mark
Mays, the president.

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I took it upon myself to do an internet search and
quickly found, on the USFWS website, the text of the
Endangered Species Act (ESA).  The language that
prohibits the type of activity being undertaken by
these two rocket scientist DJs in Arkansas (sorry to
insult any true rocket scientists out there) is in
Section 9(g).  "It is Unlawful for any person subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States to attempt to
commit, solicit another to commit, or cause to be
committed, any offense defined in this section."  This
statement comes after a very long list of things
considered 'violations' of the ESA, and as you would
imagine, killing any protected species(referred to as
'taking.'  "The term "take" means to harass, harm,
pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or
collect, or to attempt to engage in any such
conduct.") is at the top.  See for yourself at
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa.html.

Nancy

--- Robert Friz <Rnfriz at AOL.COM> wrote:

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> Briefly, I was outraged about that which is on the
> Corey and Jay Show
> website, which says that "The Woodpecker Must Die"
> and pictures the Ivory Billed
> Woodpecker choaked to death.   I have taken two
> actions:
>
> I contacted the Cache River (hope spelled correctly)
> National Wildlife
> Refuge folks at 1-870-347-2614 and advised them of
> the situation.    They were not
> aware of what had been placed on the radio station
> web site, so I  gave them
> the URL.   The person on the phone said that she
> would pull  up the web site,
> document the statement, and give the problem to a
> special agent  who happened
> to be at the site today.   She indicated that she
> believed that such
> statements made about a protected species are
> illegal, and  that illegal activity would
> be dealt with appropriately.
>
> I also contacted the Executive Vice President of
> Radio at Clear Channel
> Communications, who will be calling me back shortly
> (he was on a conference
> call).  I will advise him of the actions already
> taken as listed above, and  will
> ask that the two radio personalities be fired.   Of
> course, the  actions
> actually taken will be up to those who make such
> decisions.
>
> Argggg....
>
> Robert Friz
> Leonard, TX
> _rnfriz at aol.com_ (mailto:rnfriz at aol.com)
>
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> current Texas
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>

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I have long been a subscriber to the AZ/NM listserve and just signed up for
the Texas listserve today and see just how active it is=-especially as
regards the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.
While I think the two morons who are promoting the material are doing it
just for shock value there is no doubt it is in poor taste and might just
give someone an idea.  I called the station HQ in San Antonio and politely
expressed my concern.  They were very thankful to hear of my concerns and
the person I talked to said she thought the djs were out of line.  I
encourage everyone to make the phone call, get it out of your system, watch
to make sure that they quit selling the stuff and then make a contribution
to the Nature Conservancy or some other organization there in Arkansas doing
what they can to save this magnificent bird.
You can also email them at the following emails:

    philhunt at clearchannel.com
    omarthompson at clearchannel.com

I was given those addresses by someone at the HQ.
Do it all and please make a contribution in any way you can to help protect
this species.

Steve West
Carlsbad, NM
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From: "Robert Benson" <benson at STX.RR.COM>
To: <TEXBIRDS at LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [TEXBIRDS] Ivory-billed Woodpecker

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> I rarely get involve in posts of a political nature, but this campaign to
> sell gear suggesting the killing of Ivorybills is beyond the pale.  These
> guys probably don't even know the magnitude of their perverted joke.
> Maybe
> I'm over-reacting, but I could just see some immature "dumb butt"
> following
> up on the suggestion just for a laugh.
>
> The station is owned by ClearChannel in San Antonio.  Haven't they been
> involved in other problems where DJ's drew down FCC fines?
>
> Robert Benson
> Corpus Christi
>
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