Watch this 2 minute video of Congressman Huffman offering up California's native Tule elk to Republican Garret Graves of Louisiana in his legislative efforts to pass Bill HR 6687 perpetuating private commercial ranching on Point Reyes National Seashore and promoting the killing of native Tule elk.
Point Reyes National Seashore is under siege by the National Park Service, the organization sworn to protect this fragile and unique ecosystem for the benefit of the public and the diverse wildlife inhabitants. There are more cows at Point Reyes National Seashore than there are Tule Elk in the world!
Disregarding climate change, science and more than 7,000 comments from the public, the NPS has released its final General Management Plan Amendment (GMPA) for ranching at Point Reyes National Seashore. The plan extends 20-year leases to the 24 ranchers grazing cattle in the National Seashore, allows livestock diversification, and calls for killing native Tule elk.
Resource Renewal Institute has created a new sign on letter for organizations. If you are an organization, or belong to an interested organization, please sign or share to join our growing coalition in urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Restore Point Reyes National Seashore.
Lets be clear. This is NOT private land. This is public land. This is all of our land.
The Tule Elk were once thought to be extinct and have been a pillar of success in local conservation work. Point Reyes National Seashore is now the only national park where you can view these animals. Sign ForElk.org's Petition to Save the Elk!
After the drought of 2012-2015 when 250 Tule Elk died due to lack of water in their reserve, the National Park Service promised to provide supplemental water when the pond dry up. To date, they have not done so. Read more and consider signing this new petition created by the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
On the Point Reyes Rancher's Association webpage, a page full of propaganda and flat out lies, Dave Evans provides some interesting quotes about ranching and habitat. Leave it to a multimillionaire who makes a living exploiting animals and the habitat to claim what he does is good for the habitat!
Regarding struggling families, these people are wealthier than 90% of the American population, receive discounted rates to live on land we’d kill to live on, while having the expenses of their businesses aided with our tax dollars...this is all after their families were given millions of dollars for land they refuse to leave.