Dr. Tom Moorman's Letter on the Gulf Coast - Ducks Unlimited

• By: ScottieP
• On: 05/05/2010 19:26:16
• In: Special Announcements
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With the situation changing rapidly on the Gulf Coast due to the recent oil spill, Ducks Unlimited biologist Dr. Tom Moorman, director of conservation planning in the Southern Region, offered his thoughts and observations concerning coastal areas where DU works to provide habitat that sustains millions of wintering waterfowl and the resident mottled duck population.

Some highlights from Dr Moorman's Letter:

• At this time, it is not possible to say what impacts the oil spill may have on waterfowl
• Restoration of the Gulf Coast is bigger than any single agency or organization can solve on its own
• Public policy work is critical to conserving the Gulf Coast
• DU's long-term approach is to use the best available science to grow our direct conservation program and policy efforts
• DU has contacted various state and federal partners to offer any assistance we can in the near-term

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