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DESCRIPTION:Long-time activist, Rod Coronado is currently helping to build a grassroots 
 campaign against the recreational hunting of wolves and the USDA's Wildlife 
 Services program which is responsible for eradicating literally hundreds of 
 thousands of predators annually with traps, poisons and aerial gunning. His 
 2014 speaking tour consists of Coronado and when possible, other 
 representatives from organizations sharing the same mission. This lecture 
 series comprises a brief history of gray wolves and their successful 
 recovery from near extinction, and how after being stripped of endangered 
 species protection, six states have begun recreational hunting and trapping 
 of wolves.\n\nCoronado explains his own path towards protecting American 
 predators with organizations such as Earth First! and describes how those 
 efforts led to some change, but also legal consequences that resulted in 
 his imprisonment. As a veteran of the environmental movement for over 30 
 years, Coronado explains how we must now move forward to create campaigns 
 that involve participating in the same public process that is used to 
 develop public policies towards wildlife. Currently, most states' wildlife 
 policies are determined by those with a vested interest in hunting and 
 fishing, and what Coronado hopes for is greater participation in this 
 process from the majority of citizens who appreciate wildlife as members of 
 the ecological community deserving protection.\n\nCoronado also draws from 
 his Native American heritage to explain the relationship some indigenous 
 nations have towards wolves and other animals, and explains how similar 
 public sentiments are yet to be reflected in the government agencies 
 entrusted to protect wildlife. The recent resumption of sport hunting of 
 wolves and the continued indiscriminate eradication of predators by 
 Wildlife Services signals a return to an old way of seeing wildlife, and 
 one that Coronado and his allies hope to replace with a greater 
 understanding of the role wild predators play in healthy 
 ecosystems.\n\nBoth nights $10 Suggested donation at the door 
 NOTAFLOF\n\n*Both spaces are accessible to wheelchairs and other mobility 
 devices. Please help keep this accessible to those with multiple chem 
 sensitivities by not wearing or using scents to the events.\n\n**ASL 
 interpretation may be able to be provided upon request. Plz email 
 gurlshare@gmail.com if you would like ASL interpretation.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/02/22/18751438.php
SUMMARY:2 Nights! Rod Coronado Speaks on Ending the Wolf Hunts
LOCATION:OAKLAND!!\nThursday, March 20th 7-9pm\nThe Holdout\n2313 San Pablo Ave, 
 Oakland \n\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/02/22/18751438.php
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