The Battle Over a North Carolina Beach Continues
Comments
Response to letter above
Submitted by Carol Dawson (not verified) on Tue, 2012/08/28 - 6:09pm.
I waited a few hours after reading this article to respond to it because the lies and completely made up stories about what is really happening here on Hatteras Island, NC make me furious. Why? Because people believe what they read, unfortunately your article will move good Americans to donate to Audubon because they falsely believe they will be "helping" the environment or nature. Audubon, in my opinion, has become nothing more than "natures mafia". They take people's money and spend it taking over land, businesses or both. This is exactly what is happening to Hatteras Island. We have the most undeveloped seashore along the Eastern seaboard, a wildlife refuge and hundreds of dredge islands along these Outer Banks for birds to nest without any predators. On Hatteras Island , the National Park Service torture and murder hundreds of innocent animals every week, all to protect less than ten bird EGGS, not birds, eggs! It's criminal what has been allowed to happen here. The island lost 23 businesses last year alone because when you close beaches, even to foot traffic, on a tourist resort, business suffers greatly. Articles like this fuel Audubon to continue their reigh of terror on small beach resort areas. It has happened here, are you their next target? Believe me America, you could be!!
Kill the animal and play God
Submitted by So how many animals die for the cause (not verified) on Tue, 2012/08/28 - 5:53pm.
Stats show how the the park service has been stepping up their killing of animals...that is good for less than a handful of birds...not so good for any of the 100s of other animals :-(
http://hamptonroads.com/2012/03/park-service-predator-management-angers-...
"The predator management staff removed a total of 263 targeted species which include: 117 raccoon, 37 opossum, 26 mink, 33 nutria, 41 feral cats, 8 coyote, and 1 red fox......This year was a very successful year for piping plovers"
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2012Archives/03.16.2012-2011%20Predator%2...
Less than last year.....is that good
"During the 2010 season, the predator management team removed a total of 594 targeted species including: 130 raccoon, 111 opossum (220 opossum kits), 8 mink, 47 nutria, 5 gray fox, 2 coyote, and 9 red fox"
I miss the fox
Submitted by PelikanPoo (not verified) on Tue, 2012/08/28 - 11:35pm.
They killed the last one.
I sincerely hope that none of
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2012/08/28 - 5:53pm.
I sincerely hope that none of the Audobon Society members who read this article are naive and stupid enough to believe that this article is true. As I read it, I can find very little truth in the entire article. Ted Williams is, quite simply, a damned liar. And any of you members and donors who buy into this and send more money are falling into the exact trap that they want you to.
It's easy enough to sit in your comfortable home somewhere far away and send money for the poor little birdies. I'm sure it somehow assuages your own personal guilt about the carbon footprint that you, personally, leave on the earth. God forbid that any one of you should have the decency to put the natives of Hatteras Island in your thoughts, prayers and pocketbooks. To hell with them, huh?
Here's an idea. Get off your ass and go to Hatteras Island and see, for yourself, what is really happening down there before you send any more money to be used to ruin people's lives and livelihoods.
Battle
Submitted by M. Breeden (not verified) on Tue, 2012/08/28 - 5:43pm.
Again I was denied access to my beloved South Point on Ocracoke Island. When I asked the NPS nazi's about this, I was also denied an answer. Thanks to Audobon, SELC, DoW and the NPS for ruining AGAIN my vacation. For sale signs are numerous, business's are closing and the locals are suffering because of your lies and propaganda. I've always been a steward of the land and wildlife, but you've gone to far and like an above comment I've been pushed to the wall. I will fight you!
Battle Over Beaches
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2012/08/28 - 5:16pm.
Mr. Williams, I don't know how you sleep at night.
AMERICA'S BEACH
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2012/08/28 - 5:10pm.
Audubon & Defender's of Wildlife fool their contributors . Golder & Maddocks (lawyers for Audubon) are a disgrace to the communities on Hatteras Island. If they really cared about the wildlife, why are thousands of animals killed daily by a full time trapper NPS employee? Where are the wildlife research centers for education involving residents & tourists? Where are the wildlife rehabilitation centers to take care of sick, injured animals? Where are the beach clean ups by these so called environmental groups? NPS is taking in money for driving permits, where is this money going? This land grab is the biggest joke.
Lies, lies and more lies.
Submitted by Tami (not verified) on Tue, 2012/08/28 - 4:46pm.
Wow. I can't even believe that the author of this article chose to paint the locals in such a bad light. There is a reason the locals are angry, and it is articles like this that feed the hatred of the audobon society in NC. I don't even know where to begin with the amount of untruths included in this article. The beaches are mostly open? Really? Must not be the same Hatteras Island I know. Driving up and down all you see are signs closing access to both pedestrians and ORVs. Those visitors from VA wouldn't mind walking over the dunes? Sure, if it was a simple walk over a sandy dune, but again, this must be a different Hatteras Island because the dunes I see are covered with dense vegetation that make it nearly impossible to access the beach unless you don't mind being covered head to toe with scratches from the dense prickly vegetation after your .5 mile walk from the road to the actual beach. And again, you state they wouldn't mind walking, yet they paid at least $50 just to drive that short little walk over the dune. Wow, I didn't realize people from VA were so lazy that they would go sit through a video and pay a fee to walk such a short distance over a tiny little sandy dune.
Birds and turtles were not getting squished. The audobon doesn't want people to spend any time on the beach. They are isolating hatteras island because there are so few locals that live there and they can get away with it. Over half the beaches were closed this summer for less than 15 piping plovers. Was it worth it audobon?
And the "facts" just keep
Submitted by Deborah Bair (not verified) on Tue, 2012/08/28 - 4:57pm.
And the "facts" just keep coming..excellent comment
Add comment
Most Popular
- 10 Things You Can Do For Birds
- May-June 2013
- Win a Signed Copy of the ‘Crossley ID Guide: Raptors’
- Why Do We Never See Baby Pigeons?
- How to Tell a Raven From a Crow
- 2012 Photo Awards Top 100
- Audubon Priority Bird: American Oystercatcher
- The Big Year According to Birders
- Roseate Spoonbills Send Warning Signs About the Florida Everglades
- What Do Birds Do for Us?
Pure Nonsense
Where did the author of this article get his information? From thin air atpparently or the Audobon Society which equals the same thing when it comes to this particular subject. Where are the statistics that back up the ridiculous claims? They were not presented in this article because they simply do not exist. Why does the article not include the red fox, nutria, ferrel cats that the park service is catching and killing, yes killing? Cape Hatteras is a designated recreational area, NOT an animal santuary and the people of Hatteras and its visitors have always coexisted with the birds and the turtles. Never have nests or hatchlings been destryoed or crushed by ORV's..never, and to say otherwise is simply a lie. The Audobon Sociey and the Southern Eviornmental Law Center would like nothing more then for humans to be banned from Hatteras completely. The residents and supporters of Hatteras will continue to fight for what is right and fair for all...humans and animals. Special interest groups will not be allowed to run roughshod over us nor will they be allowed to bully us into silence or acceptance. Hell no!