HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.1 Attch 09 Email From Angela Rex, 10-04-2013 Kristi Bascom
From: Angela Rex <westermaid @hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 9:45 AM
Subject: Camp Parks Burrowing Owls
I am writing to you as I am incredibly concerned over the proposed SunCal development
at Camp Parks, and the impact it will have on the Burrowing Owl colony on that land.
I am a Wildlife Biologist, and I have witnessed first hand how development has
destroyed Burrowing Owl habitat around the southern region of San Francisco Bay. I
have read SunCal's response to these accusations, describing their proposed mitigation,
and I don't believe it is sufficient or acknowledges the current science (which indicates
that evicted owls do not move to human created 'habitat' or find new burrows in which
to breed). I believe that the owl colony and it's habitat need to be preserved as they
are.
Although Burrowing Owls are currently listed as a species of concern, actions like this
will quickly push them to further listing. Please do what you can to make Dublin a model
for habitat conservation and species preservation.
Thank you,
Angela Rex
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