Friends,
It is with great pleasure that I announce that Gary Alten’s petition to delist the peregrine in CA was unanimously approved today at the Commission meeting. A Fish and Game representative presented the petition. Glenn Stewart, Gary’s Aunt, the Director of the CA rifle and pistol club, and myself, provided testimony. The vote was a heartfelt vote, and the Commissioners requested that the CHC plaque honoring Gary be displayed and projected on the overhead monitors during the vote. I have documented this historic event and will provide a further update later.
Congratulations to all is in order.
Bill Ferrier
And it’s about damn time. You can’t swing a lure without hitting one these days. I’ve seen ten just this season.
Rock on little peregrines. Rock on all you falconers who worked so hard to bring these beauties back into the skies.
Although the Onion suggests the p-falcons are unappreciative, I’m just thrilled that maybe someday I’ll be able to fly a passage peregrine just a season and then leave him to migrate, a brief fling in his young life.
Although Anakin is no slouch…
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Great job Gary, I hope you are soaring with the creatures you so loved. You will be missed.