apmaurosr
09-25-2008, 11:02 AM
FYI
Ant
http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/OPINION02/809250302
Activists stymie N.J.'s best efforts
I read the recent letter titled "They were here first" with interest. It was written by Janet Piszar, director of the Bear Education And Resource (B.E.A.R.) Group. Several points in her letter did not parallel commonly accepted scientific bear management practices, so I went to the organization's Web site in search of the reason. What I found was revealing.
The officers listed are a "Who's Who" of self-proclaimed animal rights activists. Several of the officers also are members of New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance. NJARA states a purpose dedicated to ending animal exploitation by encouraging and empowering people to become active and join the fight for animal liberation.
Also telling was the fact that none of the officers listed credentials in the fields of biology, wildlife management or veterinary practice. Even Dr. Edward Tavss, the person cited in Piszar's letter regarding his report on a non-lethal approach to bear management, has no apparent degree in wildlife management; he is referenced in the Rutgers University faculty directory as a part-time lecturer of chemistry and chemical biology.
Finally, a few of the B.E.A.R. Group officers are recognized for having been arrested for interfering with the state Division of Fish and Wildlife's oversight of wildlife management, including Piszar. This is the very agency that Piszar decries as not doing an adequate job.
Could the alleged disruptive activities by those affiliated with the B.E.A.R. Group be a cause of the ineffectiveness about which she complains?
ANTHONY P. MAURO SR.
Chair, N.J. Outdoor Alliance
Colts Neck
Ant
http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/OPINION02/809250302
Activists stymie N.J.'s best efforts
I read the recent letter titled "They were here first" with interest. It was written by Janet Piszar, director of the Bear Education And Resource (B.E.A.R.) Group. Several points in her letter did not parallel commonly accepted scientific bear management practices, so I went to the organization's Web site in search of the reason. What I found was revealing.
The officers listed are a "Who's Who" of self-proclaimed animal rights activists. Several of the officers also are members of New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance. NJARA states a purpose dedicated to ending animal exploitation by encouraging and empowering people to become active and join the fight for animal liberation.
Also telling was the fact that none of the officers listed credentials in the fields of biology, wildlife management or veterinary practice. Even Dr. Edward Tavss, the person cited in Piszar's letter regarding his report on a non-lethal approach to bear management, has no apparent degree in wildlife management; he is referenced in the Rutgers University faculty directory as a part-time lecturer of chemistry and chemical biology.
Finally, a few of the B.E.A.R. Group officers are recognized for having been arrested for interfering with the state Division of Fish and Wildlife's oversight of wildlife management, including Piszar. This is the very agency that Piszar decries as not doing an adequate job.
Could the alleged disruptive activities by those affiliated with the B.E.A.R. Group be a cause of the ineffectiveness about which she complains?
ANTHONY P. MAURO SR.
Chair, N.J. Outdoor Alliance
Colts Neck