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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\n    Coronado 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\n Both 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\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/02/22/18751439.php
SUMMARY:2 Nights! Rod Coronado Speaks on Ending the Wolf Hunts
LOCATION:518 Valencia: The Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics\n518 
 Valencia Street, San Francisco, California 94110\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/02/22/18751439.php
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