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USDA APHIS Wildtife Services List

List from Nuisance Canada Goose D DO

DEC, Bureau of Habitat, Environmental Monitoring Section Analytes List. Skinner Bureau of Ha Environmental Section Head)

Metals Organic Chemicals Chlorinated Pesticides PCBsNaMgPK

CaMnFeCoAs

CuZnMoCdSePbTIHg-aa

Insecticidesorganophosphatescarbamatesorganochlorines

StrychnineMetaldehydeA number of therapeutic andillicit drugs, euthanasia agents,and environmental contaminants

alpha-BHCbeta-BHCalpha-ChlordaneOxychlordaneLindaneHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideAldrinEndrinpp-DDTpp-DDEpp-DDDDieldrinMethoxychlor (200 ppb)Aroclor 1260 (50 ppb)

Metals Organic ChemicalsPbHgCd

PCBsChlorinated pesticides

Organophosphate pesticides herbicidesCarbamate pesticides herbicides

Metals Organic ChemicalsPbHgCd

PCBsChlorinated pesticides


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Larry SkinnerForti, Anthony J.4127107 9:224MRe: Fw: Status: Wild Turkey - Staten lsland - DEC nuisance/harvest project

Tony, some thoughts on the topic.These are wild birds on hospital grounds so I think very little of the information re drugs, agriculturalchemicals, etc. really applies. The standard compounds (PCBs, OC pesticides, Hg, Cd and Pb) would allseem applicable. PCBs due to their universal presence in the environment, DDT compounds due to thepast extensive use and the proximity to the historical manufacturer/processor, chlordane due to termitecontrol applications and the documented continuing presence in some birds in the area, Hg a ubiquitosenvironmental contaminant, Cd is a localized issue primarily in the aquatic environment, and Pb due toPb-based paints which are ever-present in the city. I really don't expect any of these compounds to be asignificant factor for wild turkeys but it is better to have information than not. The only other potentialconcerns are lawn chemicals (e.9., diazinon, herbicides, etc.), but they are not readily accumulated inflesh, and the carbamate and organophosphate pesticides often used on lawns would have produced atoxic response (which is contrary to what appears to be happening) if there wqre significant exposure. Ihave a hard time thinking there is a significant concern here, but I could be wrong.Larry>>> Anthony J. Forti 412512007 1:23 PM >>>Hi, guys.Attached note from Ed cites a few of articles you might want to consult oncoming up with potential analytes. We'll try to get the article on Recordof Some Chemical Residues in Poultry Products and get back to you on it.hanks,Tony----- Forwarded by Anthony J. Forti/BTSA/DEHA/CEH/OPH/DOH on 041251200701:14 PM ---

Edward G.Horn/DEHA/CEH/OPH/DOH ToAnthony J.0412512007 11:40 FortiiBTSA/DEHA/CEH/OPH/DOH@NYSDOHAM ccA. KevinGleason/BTSA/DE HA/CEH/OPH/DO H@NYSDOH, DanielA.LuttingeriBTSA/D EHA/CEH/OPH/DOH@NYSDOH, James F.Leach/BTSA/DEHA/CEH/OPHiDOH @NYS DOH,Judith A.AbbotUBTSA/DEHA/C EH/OPH/DOH@NYSDO H, Nancy K.Kim/DEHA/CE H/OPH/DOH @NYSDO H, Thom asWainm anlB E E l/D EHA/EH/OPH/DOH@NYSDOH SubjectRe: Status: Wild Turkey - Statenlsland - DEC nuisance/harvestproject(Document link: Anthony J.Forti)


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Yes, but "other relevant data" should include USDA's recommendations orprevious relevant analytes. The recommended list should very brieflycharacterize what was done to develop the analyte list. A couple ofsuggestions.As a start, someone (perhaps DEC) should look into the USDA surveillanceactivities described in their Blue Book - "2006 FSIS National ResidueProgram Scheduled Sampling Plans" (wrvw.fsis.usda.qov/Science/2006 Blue Book/index.asp ) and see if anyrelevant results are available for review somewhere. And someone shouldlook at the Canadian report "Report On Pesticides, AgriculturalChemicals, Veterinary Drugs, Environmental Pollutants and Otherlmpurities in Agri-Food Commodities of Animal Origin" (available atwww.inspection.qc.calenqlish/fssa/microchem/residi2002-2003ianima e.shtml#meavia) for potentially relevant information. A more recent edition wouldalso be potentially helpful, if available.An old article that may also be useful (but I didn't have time to trackit down) isRecord of Some Chemical Residues in Poultry ProductsW. J. StadelmanBioScience, Vol. 23, No. 7 (Jul., 1973), pp.424-428

Happy huunting

Anthony J.Forti/BTSA/DEHA/CEH/OPH/DOH ToEdward G.0412512007 09:48 Horn/DEHA/CEH/OPH/DOH@NYSDOHAM ccDanielA.

Lutti n ger/BTSA/D E HA/C E H/O P H/DO H @NYSDOH, Nancy K.Kim/DEHA/CEH/OPHiDOH@NYSDOH, A.KevinGleason/BTSA/DE HAJCEH/OPH/DOH @NYSDOH, Judith A.AbbotVBTSA/D E HA/CE HiOPH/DO H@NYSDOH, ThomasWainm an/B EE l/DEHA/CEHiOPH/DO H@NYSDOH, James F.Leach/BTSA/DEHA/CEH/OPH/DOH@NYSDOHSubjectStatus: Wild Turkey - Staten lsland


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- DEC nuisance/harvest project

I had a followup discussion on this with DEC's Mike Schiavone. Based onthat discussion and the 4112107 conference call, DEC wants to move thisforward by submitting a sampling & analysis proposal in the near future.So, we should soon be getting DEC's proposed sampling scheme and analytelist for our review and comment. This list will be based on theirexperience in previous efforts/programs in this area (e.9., DEC nuisancegoose testing), other relevant data, etc.DEC wants to have agreement with us on this plan before they proceed withharvest, and since they would need to harvest the turkeys by early May(before nesting season), our review would have to be timely.ls this all OK with you?----- Forwarded by Anthony J. Forti/BTSA/DEHA/CEH/OPHiDOH on 041231200704:21 PM ---

"Bryan Swift" To"Michael Schiavone"0412312007 02:36 ,PM ccSubjectRe: Wild Turkey Research

Nice piece of investigative work Mike - save this list for futurereferenceBryan L. Swift, LeaderGame Bird UnitNYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife625 BroadwayAlbany, NY 12233-4754tel: (5'18) 402-8866fax: (518) 402-9027 or [email protected]. nv. us


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>>> Michael Schiavone 04123107 2:34 PM >>>Hi Tony,A review of the literature came up with the following references for wildturkeys:Bridges, J.M. and R.D. Andrews.1977. Agricultural pesticides in wildturkeys in southern lllinois. Trans. lllinois State Acad. Sci. 69(4):473-478.Stone, W.B. and S.A. Butkas. 1978. Lead poisoning in a wild turkey. NewYork Fish and Game J.25(2): 169.Scanlon, P.F., T.G. O Brien, N.L. Schauer, J.L. Coggin, D.E. Steffen. 1979.Heavy metal levels in feathers of wild turkeys from Virginia. Bull.Environ. Contam. and Toxicol. 21 (415):591-595.Bridges and Andrews (1977) detected only sub-lethal concentrations of 13different agricultural pesticides, which generally reflected their level ofuse in the environment.Stone and Butkas (1978) detected lead poising in a single wild turkey inChemung County. There were 4 lead pellets in the gizzard andconcentrations of lead in the liver exceeded 17 ppm (ww).Scanlon et al. (1979) attest to the rarity of heavy metal toxicosis inVirginia.Most other references have to do with lead shot ingestion by various gamebirds. These studies are usually done on heavily hunted areas where thereis a high probability that birds will ingest lead shot while foraging forgrit. A sample of these can be found below.Did you get in touch with Joe Pane? He can best answer your questions re:the type and amounts of pesticides and herbicides used by the hospital. Asfor what the birds are being fed, Joe indicated it is a mix of bird seedfrom the residential neighborhood and cafeteria food from the hospitalstaff and patients (bread crumbs, etc.).I don t have Ed s e-mail address, so if you can pass this along to him aswell, it s appreciated. lf you need any more information, let me know.MikeAdditional References:Best T. L., Garrison T. E., Schmitt C. G. 1992. Availability and ingestionof lead shot by mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) in southeastern NewMexico. Southwestern Naturalist. 37 :287 -292.Castrale J. S. 1989. Availability of spent lead shot in fields managed formourning dove hunting. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 17:184-189Franson J. C. 1996. lnterpretation of tissue lead residues in birds other


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Schiavone - RE: Staten lsland Turkeys Page 1

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Susan Trock Michael Schiavone 4l25lj7 2:48PMRE: Staten lsland TurkeysDear Mike,

I agree - these are feral turkeys. So long as they don't go toa live bird market (they would need to be held as a 'flock' for aminimum of 21 days, tested negative for avian influenza prior to movinginto that system, etc) we don't really have any great disease concernissues. Maybe Canada is looking for a few good turkeys again. Ofcourse, these don't sound very wilderness savvy but who knows what theyare capable of reverting back into. I can't think of any other optionsthat you have not already considered at this point.

Think of them as feral cats with feathers.Thanks so much for thinking of me. Give my regards to Pat.Good luck,Sue

Susan C. Trock, DVM, MPH, DACVPM (Epi)NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets108 Airline DriveAlbany, NY 12235518 457-3502518 485-7773 (fax)----Original Message-----From : Michael Schiavone [mailto: [email protected]]Sent:Wednesday, April25, 2007 1:50 PMTo: Susan TrockCc: John Huntley; Patrick MartinSubject: Staten lsland TurkeysHi Dr. Trock,We are in the midst of addressing a nuisance turkey issue on Statenlsland and I had some questions about the potential for transferring thebirds to azoo, game bird breeder, preserve, etc. When I discussed thiswith Patrick Martin, he brought up the issue of disease transmission andrecommended that I e-mail you to get your thoughts.Some background - There is a flock of 60-80 turkeys roaming the groundsof a State hospital facility and the adjacent residential neighborhoodon Staten lsland. For the most part, the birds are wild-strain inappearance, but some light coloration suggestions they may have domesticorigins. There is anecdotal evidence that the birds originally camefrom a man who was raising domestic turkeys in the area and releasedthem on the hospital grounds several years ago, but there is nodocumentation to back this up. ln any case, the origin of the birds isquestionable, but because we can't be sure we are assuming that theseare wild turkeys over which DEC has jurisdiction.


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The birds used to confine their activities to the State hospital groundswhere they were fed by hospital staff and patients (bread crumbs andother cafeteria food), but as the flock has grown they have moved intothe surrounding neighborhood where they feed on bird seed, weed seeds,insects, etc. The birds have lost allfear of people and are roostingon cars, roof tops, and other structures.Some alternatives we are looking in to:1) Do nothing - unacceptable to locals2)rap and release elsewhere - unacceptable due to questionable originof birds as well as tame behavior.3) Trap, euthanize, and dispose - unacceptable to locals4)Trap, euthanize, and process for food - The preferred alternative forus, but there is a need to test for contaminants (OC's, metals). Localsmay not be in favor of killing the birds even if it is for a foodpantry.5) Trap and distribute as many as possible to zoos, sanctuaries,preserves, etc - OK with locals and OK with us if there are any, but maynot be likely for 80 birds (or even a fraction thereof). Also, thereare DEC special license and (potentially) disease transmission concernsthat need to be addressed.Any suggestions or recommendations as we develop Alternative #5?Specifically, I'd like to get your opinion on any disease transmissionissues associated with transferring the birds to either a game birdbreeder (or preserve, etc.) or a farm/poultry producer. Since the localsare not in favor of killing and processing the birds for charity, theyare probably even less likely to be in favor of a poultry producer, butwe have to do our homework so we can present all the options andpotential obstacles.I look forward to hearing your thoughts,Mike

MichaelV. SchiavoneWildlife BiologistNYS Dept. of Environmental ConservationDivision of Fish, Wildlife, and Marine Resources625 Broadway, Sth FloorAlbany, New York 12233-4755Ph: (518) 402-8886Fx: (518) [email protected]. ny. usA Land Ethic, then, reflects the existence of an ecological conscience,and this in turn reflects aconviction of individual responsibility for the health of the land.Health is the capacity of the land forself-renewal. Conservation is our effort to understand and preservethis capacity.-- Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, '1949

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26/2013) Michael Schiavone - Fwd: health risks from eating wild turkeys

From: Bryan SwiftTo: Schiavone, MichaelDate: 6/6/2013 3:00 PMSubject: Fwd: health risks from eating wild turkeys

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>>> "Lowney, Martin S - APHIS" 6/6/2013 2:59 PM >>>Tony,

Good afternoon. The USDA Wildlife Services program will conduct a feral/wild turkey project to removeabout 80 birds from a psychiatric center in metropolitan New York City. The public is asking the turkeysbe used constructively after capture versus discarded in a landfill. The question has been raised aboutthe safety of letting food banks distribute processed turkey meat to people in need. I am requesting a riskanalysis on the need to test feral/wild turkeys from Staten Island for a chlorinated hydrocarbon screen,organophosphates, PCB's, carbamates and for the heavy metals lead, cadmium and mercury. Similartesting was done in the past for wild Canada Geese in New York and other states. The wild NY geesetested over the last decade were clean of pesticides except for a few having lead and traces of mercury,cadmium, or arsenic. In some birds the lead levels were elevated which indicated the lead was introducedto the muscle (e.g., shot) versus accumulated from the environment where the elevated lead levels would

have killed the goose. During testing and also sample collection some geese were found to have .177caliber pellets and lead shot in their breasts which accounted for some or all of the lead detected duringtesting. The final recommendation for geese was to follow the statewide waterfowl consumptionrecommendation of no more than 2 meals per month.

The turkeys in metropolitan NYC live 1-6 years based on estimated spur length of male turkeys. Theirdiet in NYC appears to mostly be handouts of grain and bread stuff from the public. The turkeys alsolikely eat some wild greens, clover and other forbes, grass seeds, acorns, wild berries (blackberries,poison ivy, etc.), worms and insects (e.g., grasshoppers) on site. Turkeys are territorial and likely spendtheir life within 1-1 miles of the psychiatric center. The turkeys meet their life requirements of food,shelter, and water in uplands habitats. Turkeys pick up grit of a particular size and color to grind food intheir gizzard. There is no known lead poisoning from eating lead pellets reported in wild turkeys. Turkeystend to have little fat on their bodies except for males having "sponge" fat over the upper breast especially

during breeding season. This sponge fat is discarded during evisceration. Conversely, the CanadaGeese tested several years ago by your agency and other agencies live up to 20 years, especially thosein urban/suburban areas. Resident Canada Geese travel regularly up to 7 miles from the molting pondand infrequently traveled several hundred miles. The tested geese ate mostly grass and some aquaticplants but also were fed bread stuffs and popcorn by the public. The habitat used by geese included golfcourses, parks, large turf areas, wetlands, marshes, and large bodies of fresh, brackish, and salt water.Geese filter feed the wetland bottom non-discriminatingly picking up grit to grind food in their gizzards. Itwas thought geese picked up some lead pellets while filter feeding in wetlands and this would account forsome lead poisoning seen historically in waterfowl. Canada Geese have fat between the skin and muscleover most of their body.

I have two options for collecting and testing the turkeys. The preferred option would be to capture theturkeys, deliver to a NYS Agriculture and Markets approved 5A slaughterhouse, have the turkeys

euthanized and de-breasted. The breast would be sliced into appropriate portions, packaged and frozen.I could make 5-10 breasts of different birds available for testing. Depending on the outcome of testing,the meat would be donated or discarded into a landfill. The second option would be to capture 5-10turkeys, have them tested and based on the outcome, catch the remaining turkeys and dispose asappropriate.

I look forward to your reply. Thank you for your assistance on this risk analysis.

Martin


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26/2013) Michael Schiavone - Fwd: health risks from eating wild turkeys

Martin LowneyCertified Wildlife BiologistState Director, New YorkUSDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services1930 Route 9Castleton, NY 12033(518) [email protected]://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/state_office/newyork_info.shtml

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Michael Schiavone - Fwd: Re: Pb in Wild Turkeys

Hi Martin,

See below from Kevin re: lead in wild turkeys.

Mike

>>> Kevin Hynes 6/11/2013 10:58 AM >>>Mike,We have two confirmed cases of lead poisoning in wild turkeys; the case Ward wrote up in the NY Fish and Game Journal in1976 with 17.3 ppm Pb in liver tissue and a case from Ulster Co. in 1990 with 38.2 ppm Pb in liver tissue. The lead levels in tskeletal muscle of these poisoned birds should be considerably lower than the levels found in the liver and may even be safe human consumption. In my opinion the Pb danger for human consumption of resident geese, and probably urban/suburbannuisance turkeys as well, comes from Pb birdshot and airgun pellets present in the breast musculature coupled with the practof grinding the meat which can break up the lead projectiles and distribute them over several packages of meat. Grinding the

meat also increases the risk of bacterial contamination...better to package and donate whole breasts or cutlets.-Kevin

>>> Michael Schiavone 6/6/2013 3:13 PM >>>Hi Kevin and Joe,

The Staten Island turkey issue is surfacing again. The administrators at the hospital campus where the birds spend a lot oftime are getting fed up with the mess, so would like USDA to remove the birds. When we were considering this back in 2007,we worked with Tony Forti at DoH to see what testing would be needed to have the birds donated to a local food pantry.

At that time I got a bunch of references from the literature on contaminants in game birds, and got some technical guidancefrom Larry Skinner about testing for OC's, heavy metals, and PCB's and provided it all to Tony et al. (see attached; the list ofreferences are on pgs. 7-8). Martin Lowney from USDA (and we) are revisiting this and Tony wanted to know if we have anynformation on lead poisoning in wild turkeys. Do you have any records from the lab?

Thanks,Mike

From: Michael SchiavoneTo: [email protected]

Date: 6/12/2013 8:06 AMSubject: Fwd: Re: Pb in Wild TurkeysCC: Swift, Bryan


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26/2013) Michael Schiavone - Re: Fw: health risks from eating wild turkeys

From: Bryan SwiftTo: Lowney, MartinCC: Forti, Anthony J.; Leach, James F.; Mukasa, Agnes N; Schiavone, MichaelDate: 6/27/2013 12:27 PMSubject: Re: Fw: health risks from eating wild turkeys

Hi Martin,

For metals, I would recommend samples be sent to the Utah State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory -we've used them before and they are cheap, fast turnaround, and comprehensive. Total cost per sampleshould be ~$50-60. For more info, go to http://www.usu.edu/uvdl/htm/services and follow links toToxicology Services.

For the organochlorines and pesticides, there may be several options, none of which are as cheap as themetals. Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Lab is one that we've used for goose meat, so that may be agood place to start: http://www.padls.org/services.html, follow link to Services and see price list forToxicology; you'll probably have to talk to someone there to figure out the best combination of tests toconduct.

Kevin Hynes also suggested Michigan State Vet Lab or UC Davis Vet lab for the non-metals.

For all analyses, be sure to request QA/QC statistics, and lipid and moisture content.

I hope that's helpful. Bryan

>>> "Anthony J. Forti" 6/26/2013 11:01 AM >>>

Could you please see attached proposal to monitor contaminants in StatenIsland wild turkeys and respond to Martin's question re: analytical costs.

thanks

Tony Forti

Bureau of Toxic Substance AssessmentNew York State Department of HealthEmpire State Plaza, Corning Tower, Room 1743

Albany, NY 12237

Phone: 518-402-7820Fax: 518-402-7819

----- Forwarded by Anthony J. Forti/BTSA/DEHA/CEH/OPH/DOH on 06/26/201310:55 AM -----

From: "Lowney, Martin S - APHIS"

To: "Anthony J. Forti" ,Cc: "James F. Leach" , Agnes N Mukasa Date: 06/26/2013 10:43 AMSubject: RE: health risks from eating wild turkeys

Tony,


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The proposal is acceptable. Any chance the results get published someplace so other persons can use the data? Thank you for working with us onthis project. I will let you know when it starts. Can you give me anestimate of the costs I will incur?

Martin


From: Anthony J. Forti [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 10:29 AMTo: Lowney, Martin S - APHISCc: James F. Leach; Agnes N MukasaSubject: Re: health risks from eating wild turkeys

Hi Martin

I'm responding to your proposal to sample and test nuisance wild turkeys todetermine if their meat is suitable for distribution in food banks (peryour June 6, 2013 email, attached below).

We generally agree with the preferred option proposed in your June 6 note:capture all the turkeys before testing, deliver them to a NYS Agricultureand Markets approved 5A slaughterhouse, have the turkeys euthanized andde-breasted (all fat and skin should then be removed), the breast meatwould be sliced, packaged into one pound portions, and frozen. The meatwould then be stored frozen pending the results of contaminants testing andour review . If we find the turkey meat acceptable for human consumption,you would then provide it to the food pantries; and if we find the meatunacceptable, it would be discarded.

We agree with your characterization of the differences between Canada geeseand turkeys in regard to their food sources, habitat, longevity and otherattributes, which generally makes turkeys less likely than geese to

accumulate chemicals from their environment. Nevertheless, to evaluate thepotential for this turkey population to come in contact with significantsources of environmental contaminants, we checked with our Bureau ofEnvironmental Exposure Investigation to determine whether any hazardouswaste sites were located in these turkeys' home range, and found that therewere none. Consequently, we find your proposed sampling scheme and analytelist to be generally acceptable, with slight modifications. Here is ourproposal: 1. As you proposed, select meat from 5-10 different turkeys for testing. Because older birds generally tend to have higher


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contaminant levels (and turkey ages can be determined by physical characteristics), preferentially select older turkeys for testing. 2. Heavy metal analytes should include lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic (we added arsenic to the list because it has been shown to be a contaminant of concern in some foods, and trace levels were found in the nuisance goose program). 3. As you suggested, include PCBs and a chlorinated pesticide screen (e.g., DDT, DDD, DDE, chlordane isomers/metabolites, mirex, hexachlorobenzene and hexachlorocyclohexane) in these analyses. 4. Because organophosphate and carbamate pesticides are less likely to be found, replace screens for these compounds with screens for more contemporary pesticides that are more likely to have been used on nearby properties, such as 2,4-D, dicamba, pendimethalin, imidacloprid, and pyrethroid insecticides. 5. The analytical laboratory carrying out these analyses should provide quality assurance/quality control reports to ensure the accuracy of these analyses.

Thank you for consulting with us on this matter. Please let us know ifour proposal is acceptable and keep us updated on the status of this

project.

Regards,Tony

Tony FortiBureau of Toxic Substance AssessmentNew York State Department of HealthEmpire State Plaza, Corning Tower, Room 1743

Albany, NY 12237

Phone: 518-402-7820

Fax: 518-402-7819

Inactive hide details for "Lowney, Martin S - APHIS" ---06/06/2013 02:59:35PM---Tony, Good afternoon. The USDA Wildlife Servi"Lowney, Martin S -

APHIS" ---06/06/2013 02:59:35 PM---Tony, Good afternoon. The USDA WildlifeServices program will conduct a feral/wild turkey project t

From: "Lowney, Martin S - APHIS" To: "Tony Forti ([email protected])" ,Cc: "Bryan L Swift ([email protected])"

Date: 06/06/2013 02:59 PMSubject: health risks from eating wild turkeys

Tony,

Good afternoon. The USDA Wildlife Services program will conduct aferal/wild turkey project to remove about 80 birds from a psychiatric


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center in metropolitan New York City. The public is asking the turkeys beused constructively after capture versus discarded in a landfill. Thequestion has been raised about the safety of letting food banks distributeprocessed turkey meat to people in need. I am requesting a risk analysison the need to test feral/wild turkeys from Staten Island for a chlorinatedhydrocarbon screen, organophosphates, PCB's, carbamates and for the heavymetals lead, cadmium and mercury. Similar testing was done in the past forwild Canada Geese in New York and other states. The wild NY geese testedover the last decade were clean of pesticides except for a few having leadand traces of mercury, cadmium, or arsenic. In some birds the lead levelswere elevated which indicated the lead was introduced to the muscle (e.g.,shot) versus accumulated from the environment where the elevated leadlevels would have killed the goose. During testing and also samplecollection some geese were found to have .177 caliber pellets and lead shotin their breasts which accounted for some or all of the lead detectedduring testing. The final recommendation for geese was to follow thestatewide waterfowl consumption recommendation of no more than 2 meals permonth.

The turkeys in metropolitan NYC live 1-6 years based on estimated spur

length of male turkeys. Their diet in NYC appears to mostly be handouts ofgrain and bread stuff from the public. The turkeys also likely eat somewild greens, clover and other forbes, grass seeds, acorns, wild berries(blackberries, poison ivy, etc.), worms and insects (e.g., grasshoppers) onsite. Turkeys are territorial and likely spend their life within 1-1 miles of the psychiatric center. The turkeys meet their life requirementsof food, shelter, and water in uplands habitats. Turkeys pick up grit of aparticular size and color to grind food in their gizzard. There is no knownlead poisoning from eating lead pellets reported in wild turkeys. Turkeystend to have little fat on their bodies except for males having "sponge"fat over the upper breast especially during breeding season. This spongefat is discarded during evisceration. Conversely, the Canada Geese testedseveral years ago by your agency and other agencies live up to 20 years,

especially those in urban/suburban areas. Resident Canada Geese travelregularly up to 7 miles from the molting pond and infrequently traveledseveral hundred miles. The tested geese ate mostly grass and some aquaticplants but also were fed bread stuffs and popcorn by the public. Thehabitat used by geese included golf courses, parks, large turf areas,wetlands, marshes, and large bodies of fresh, brackish, and salt water.Geese filter feed the wetland bottom non-discriminatingly picking up gritto grind food in their gizzards. It was thought geese picked up some leadpellets while filter feeding in wetlands and this would account for somelead poisoning seen historically in waterfowl. Canada Geese have fatbetween the skin and muscle over most of their body.

I have two options for collecting and testing the turkeys. The preferred

option would be to capture the turkeys, deliver to a NYS Agriculture andMarkets approved 5A slaughterhouse, have the turkeys euthanized andde-breasted. The breast would be sliced into appropriate portions,packaged and frozen. I could make 5-10 breasts of different birdsavailable for testing. Depending on the outcome of testing, the meat wouldbe donated or discarded into a landfill. The second option would be tocapture 5-10 turkeys, have them tested and based on the outcome, catch theremaining turkeys and dispose as appropriate.

I look forward to your reply. Thank you for your assistance on this risk


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analysis.

Martin


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Michael Schiavone - Re: Fwd: FW: Staten Island Advance: Feds round up wild turkeys onStaten Island for slaughter

That is one of several reasons. There are also concerns about moving nuisance animals from one location to another (i.e.,transferring the problem from someone on Staten Island's backyard to someone else's back yard) and concerns about diseasetransmission.

Lastly, these birds, even the birds that look like wild turkeys, are tame and accustomed to handouts from people. They are nofit for survival in a more rural setting.

Mike

>>> Peter Constantakes 8/14/2013 5:50 PM >>>

f either of you are around, USDA is saying that because there were hybrid birds, relocation is not permitted. Just checking ifthat is true.

thanks.

Peter ConstantakesActing Director of Public InformationDept. of Environmental Conservation518-402-8000Fax 518-402-9016

ConnectwithDECon:Facebook&Twitter>>> Michael Schiavone 8/13/2013 2:25 PM >>>Hi Peter,

The permit was issued by Region 2.

The NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) contacted Region 2 about removing approximately 80 free-ranging turkeys and otherwild and domestic fowl from their South Beach Psychiatric Center (SBPC) on Staten Island. DECs Region 2 office issued apermit to OMH authorizing the activity. OMH is using the services of the USDA Wildlife Services to conduct the removal workThese birds originated as an unauthorized release of nine turkeys by a local resident in 2000. The turkey numbers andassociated conflicts have grown significantly since that time. DEC has met with OMH, as well as local residents and electedofficials on many occasions dating back to 2006, in response to complaints about the birds. This spring, OMH and the localemployees union concluded that the current bird numbers created unsanitary conditions and posed a human health risk for

residents and staff of the Center. A public attitude survey by Cornell and DEC in 2011 found that most residents of thesurrounding area wanted something done to reduce the problem, but there was no consensus on what management actionshould be taken. USDA plans to live-capture all turkeys, geese and domestic fowl on the property and transport them to acommercial poultry processor so the birds can be used to provide food for the needy. DEC supports this action as the only

practical option for alleviating the conflicts at SBPC.

Please contact Joe Pane, Region 2 Wildlife Manager, for more information.

Regards,Mike

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From: Michael SchiavoneTo: Constantakes, Peter; Gibbons, MichelleDate: 8/15/2013 8:36 AMSubject: Re: Fwd: FW: Staten Island Advance: Feds round up wild turkeys on Staten Island for slaughterCC: Riexinger, Patricia; Swift, Bryan


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Michael V. SchiavoneCertified Wildlife Biologist NYS Dept. of Environmental ConservationDivision of Fish, Wildlife, and Marine Resources625 Broadway, 5th FloorAlbany, New York 12233-4754Ph: (518) 402-8886; Fx: (518) [email protected]**************************************

>>> Peter Constantakes 8/13/2013 2:19 PM >>>Can you let me know the process for DEC issuing a permit for this - and is it from the region?

thanks.

Peter ConstantakesActing Director of Public InformationDept. of Environmental Conservation518-402-8000Fax 518-402-9016

ConnectwithDECon:Facebook&Twitter>>> "Christine Pritchard" 8/13/2013 2:13 PM >>>

AccordingtoUSDA,DECissuedapermit

From:Leo RosalesSent:Tuesday, August 13, 2013 1:53 PMTo:Christine PritchardSubject:FW: Staten Island Advance: Feds round up wild turkeys on Staten Island for slaughter

From:Benjamin Rosen [mailto:[email protected]]Sent:Tuesday, August 13, 2013 9:27 AMTo:Anita Appel; Benjamin Rosen; David Wollner; Donna Bradbury; Donna Hall; Emil Slane; Gerald Engel; Jayne Van Bramer;Jeremy Darman; John Allen; John Tauriello; Leesa Rademacher; Lloyd Sederer; Lynn Heath; Marcia Fazio; Marisol Nunez-

Rodriguez; Martha Schaefer; Renee Bott; Robert Myers; Rosanne Gaylor; Scott Bard; Susan Orens; Titus Mathew; WilliamMcDermottCc:Corinda Crossdale; Leo Rosales; Michael SeereiterSubject:Staten Island Advance: Feds round up wild turkeys on Staten Island for slaughter

Feds round up wild turkeys on Staten Islandfor slaughter


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turkey.jpgLittle do turkey and rooster on the grounds of South Beach Psychiatric Center realize what fate -- not to mention the USDA --has in store for them. (Staten Island Advance/Virginia N. Sherry)Virginia N. Sherry/Staten Island Advance ByVirginia N. Sherry/Staten Island Advance Staten Island Advanceon August 12, 2013 at 9:11 PM, updated August 13, 2013 at 1:42 AM

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- They survived the ravages of Hurricane Sandy but it's now off to the slaughterhouse for the flock ofturkeys -- despised by detractors and loved by fans -- who made their home on the Ocean Breeze campus of the South BeachPsychiatric Center on Seaview Avenue.

The "capture removal" operation started early Monday morning, carried out by personnel from the U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) wearing blue T-shirts marked USDA, according to eyewitnesses.

Using pellets to attract the birds into large black nets, "they were picking the turkeys up by their necks and feet, and throwinthem into plastic crates," one psychiatric center worker, clearly upset by what she had witnessed, told the Advance. The birdswere piled four crates high in the back of two white pickup trucks, "and then they just let them sit," she said

USDA spokeswoman Carol Bannerman of the agency's Wildlife Services and Animal Care division confirmed that a "directassistance" operation was under way.

"At the request of the state's South Beach Psychiatric Center, USDA biologists and specialists are removing free-ranging wild hybrid turkeys from the campus," she replied to the Advance in an email on Monday evening.

"In this operation, the turkeys are herded into temporary corrals made of netting, hand-captured, and placed in poultry crateshe explained. "The birds are then transported to a state-approved processing facility. The resulting meat will be stored frozeuntil testing confirms its suitability for donation for human consumption."

It was not possible to relocate the turkeys because the flock is a mix of breeds, according to Ms. Bannerman. Wild turkeys armanaged by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, "which issued the permit to capture and remove the birds.The flock contains hybrid turkeys so relocation was not permitted."

According to USDA estimates, the number of turkeys on the campus is around 80, and "the state permits allow for all to beremoved, which would require several visits over some time," Ms. Bannerman noted.

JUSTIFICATIONS

USDA cited sanitary and other reasons for the extermination campaign.

"The state's concern was for excessive feces accumulation on handrails and walkways and the potential for bacterialcontamination when droppings are inadvertently carried it into the facility," Ms. Bannerman explained.

"People in the community have different attitudes about the presence of the turkeys and their removal. Despite a no-feedingpolicy, people have continued to feed the flock, encouraging it to concentrate on the campus," she noted.

"In addition to sanitation concerns, the turkeys have been aggressive toward people on and off the center campus. Vehicleaccidents have been reported due to turkey presence on the streets and complaints were received regarding the turkeys

mpeding emergency vehicle traffic at adjacent [Staten Island University Hospital]," she said.

An Advance reporter was turned away at the entrance to the psychiatric center on Monday afternoon, and security officialspresent refused to comment.

Ben RosenPublic Information OfficerNYS Office of Mental Health518-474-6540- Phone518-473-3456- Fax

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Michael Schiavone - Re: Wild Turkey Capture in Staten Island

Hello,

Thanks for taking the time to write us with your concerns. The turkeys at the hospital campus are a mix of domestic turkeys andcaptive-bred wild turkeys. Their "hybrid" status is one of the reasons they are not suitable for relocation. In addition, these birds relatively tame and rely on people for "hand outs". Transferring the birds elsewhere would be shifting the nuisance behaviors of tbirds from one location to another. Furthermore, any time wildlife are moved there are concerns about disease transmission. Lastsince these birds largely lack "wild" behaviors and wariness, they readily approach people. These characteristics render them unffor survival in a more rural setting.

The DEC Region 2 office (New York City) worked closely with the NYS Office of Mental Health to address their concerns about thefree-ranging turkeys at the hospital campus. After much consideration it was determined that the most practical and effectivesolution for alleviating the problems associated with these birds is to process them for local food banks to feed people in need.

If you have more questions, please contact he DEC Region 2 office at (718) 482-4922.

Regards,Mike

**************************************Michael V. SchiavoneCertified Wildlife Biologist NYS Dept. of Environmental ConservationDivision of Fish, Wildlife, and Marine Resources625 Broadway, 5th FloorAlbany, New York 12233-4754Ph: (518) 402-8886; Fx: (518) [email protected]**************************************

>>> 8/14/2013 10:12 AM >>>

Dear Sir or Madam,

am writing this letter in concern to the recent capture of wild turkeys in Staten Island. I am looking for an

explanation as to why the turkeys were sent to a meat processing plant and not transported to a DEC land /Wildlife Management Unit to support hunting and wildlife recreation.

Sincerely

German Chaikin

65 Nassau Avenueslip, NY 11751

T. 631.587.1999 x 320

From: Michael SchiavoneTo: [email protected]: 8/15/2013 9:42 AMSubject: Re: Wild Turkey Capture in Staten Island


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Michael Schiavone - Staten Island Turkeys

Hi Gordon,

See attached summary of the Staten Island Turkey issue and the conditions for relocating them to a captive facility.

On a related note, USDA Wildlife Services captured 44 turkeys this week at the OMH facility. Based on the estimate of 80-100birds at the site, that leaves 36-56 birds. The 44 that were captured have been processed and frozen. USDA won't test the mfor human consumption until their removal operations are complete.

Mike

From: Michael SchiavoneTo: Batcheller, Gordon

Date: 8/16/2013 12:59 PMSubject: Staten Island TurkeysCC: Swift, Bryan

Attachments: SI Turkeys.docx


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In 2000, nine captive-bred turkeys were released on the South Beach Psychiatric Center, NYS

Office of Mental Health (OMH) by a local resident who had held them in captivity. Since thattime, in addition to these turkeys and their descendents, other domestic birds including turkeys

and chickens, have been illegally released at the facility by unknown members of the public. As

of this spring there were 80-100 turkeys at the site.

In order to protect New Yorks wild turkey population, the free-ranging turkeys at the OMH

facility and adjacent lands cannot be relocated and released to the wild. The turkeys at the

hospital campus are a mix of domestic turkeys and captive-bred turkeys and their "hybrid" statusmakes them unsuitable for relocation and release. In addition, these birds are relatively tame and

rely on people for "hand outs". Transferring the birds elsewhere would be shifting the nuisance

behaviors of the birds from one location to another. Furthermore, any time wildlife are movedthere are concerns about disease transmission. Lastly, since these birds largely lack "wild"

behaviors and wariness, they readily approach people. These characteristics render them unfit for

survival in the wild.

One option for these birds is to relocate them to a captive facility that will prevent the turkeysfrom interacting and breeding with indigenous wild turkeys. Merely clipping the birds wings is

insufficient as they will still be able to roam freely and encounter wild birds. An appropriatefacility must guarantee that the turkeys will remain confined for the rest of the birds lives.

Despite research and inquiries, DEC has not been able to identify a facility that is willing or ableto take the turkeys and ensure that they are kept separate from wild turkey populations. If such a

facility were identified, the next step would be identifying the logistics of trapping and

transporting the turkeys (e.g., funding, whether the facility would require testing the birds beforethey interact with domestic livestock, etc.). In addition, the facility would need a special license

from DEC to possess the birds (e.g., Game Bird Breeders license). One of the license conditionswould be that the turkeys could not be released to the wild.


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A R T I C L E 2 - B A C K G R O U N DIn th e United States, wildlife is apublicly ownedresourceheld int rust an d managed by Statean d Federal agencies. Wi ld l i f e sometimes causes s ignif icant damage top r iva te and publ icp r o p e r t y ; other wi ld l i f e andthe i r h ab i ta ts ; agr icu l tu ra l crops and l ivestock, forests , andpas tu res ; and u rban and rura l s t r u c tu r e s . W i ld l i f em ay also threaten human health and safetyor be a n u i s a n c e . S ince w i l d l i f e is a p u b l i c l y owned resource , S ta te and Federal agencies m u s tbe r e s p o n s i b l e fo r r e s p o n d i n gto r e q u e s t s for the re so lu t ion of da m a g e and o the r p ro b le m scaused b y w i l d l i f eA s human popula t ions expand, and wi ld l i f e habi ta t loss o c c u r s , the r e s u l t i n g c o m p e t i t i o nfo rha b i ta t has c rea ted esca la t ing nega t ive hum an-w i ld l i fe in te rac t ions and created newc h a l l e n g e sfo r society and wi ld l i f e m a n a g e r s . A dd i t io n a l ly , i n c re a s in g e n v i ro n m e n ta l a w a re n e s sf r equen t ly results in the paradox ofg rea te r protection of wi ldl i fe with l i t t le or no considerationfo r r e s p o n s ib le m a n a g e m e n t o f h u m a n - w i l d l i fe conf l ic t s . Damage reso lu t ion is exacerba ted byt h i s increased wi ld l i f e p ro tec t ion making wi ld l i f e da m a g e m a n a g e m e n t de c i s io n m a k in gincreasingly complex, Ignorance of laws and regu lations protecting wi ld l i fean d governing th e


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T h e D F W M R a n d A P H I S W S m u t u a l l y a g re e ;A. To m e e t a t l east annual ly w i t h D F W M R s B u r e a u o f W i l d l i f e s M a n a g e m e n t T e am to

d i s c u s s m u t u a l w i l d l i f e d a m a g e m a n a g e m e n t c o n c e r n s , a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s , r e so u r c en e e d s , a v a i l a b l e t e c h n o l o g y , and p rocedures . APHIS W S w i l l c oo rd ina te th e annua lmee t ing and any spec ia l w i l d l i f e damage management mee t ings re la ted to th isP A R T N E R S H I P . P roposed amendments to the P A RT N ER S H I P sh o u l d b e presentedi n w r i t i n g to the APHIS W S S ta te Di rec to r a t least 15 d a y s p r i o r to the annua l mee t ing .T h e te r m s o f th i s P A R T N ER S H I P a n d an y p ro p o se d a m e n d m e n t s m a y be r e v i e w e d a tth e a n n u a l m e e t i n g .

B. To re fer th e a p p r o p r i a t e re q u e s ts fo r w i l l i f e d a m a g e m a n a g e m e n t a s s i s t a nc e f r o m th ep u b l i c to A P H I S WS or the a p p r o p r i a t e a g e n c y .

C . T o c o n d u c t w i l d l i f e d a m a g e m a n a g e m e n t a c t i v i t i e s i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h th e a p p l i c a b l eFede ra l , S ta te , and l o c a l l a w s and r e g u l a t i o n s . A ny w i l d l i f e ca rcasses w i l l b e d i sposedo f in a c co r d a n ce w i t h a p p l i c a b l e F ede ra l , S ta te , and l o c a l l a w s , r e g u l a t i o n s andp o l i c i e s .

D . T o c o n d u c t w i l d l i f e d a m a g e m a n a g e m e n t p r o g r a m s u s i n g o r r e c o m m e n d in g th eIn teg ra ted W i ld l i fe Dam age Man agem ent (IWD M ) approach to r educe c onf l i c t s c ausedb y w i l d l i f e . I W D M i s the p rocess o f i n t e g r a t i n g and a p p l y i n g p rac t i c a l methods o fw i l d l i f e d a m a g e p r e ve n t i o n and m a n a g e m e n t w h i l e m in im iz in g h a r m fu l e f f ec t s o fcon t ro l m e a su r e s o n h u m a n s , o t he r sp ec i e s a n d t h e e n v i r o n m e n t . I W D M m a yin c o r p o r at e h a b i t a t a lt e r a t i o n , c u l t u r a l p r a c t i c e s , w i l d li f e b e h a v io r m a n a g e m e n t , l o c a lp o p u l a t i o n r educ t ion , o r any com bi na t ion o f these , depend ing on the charac te r i s t i c s o fth e s p e c i f i c d a m a g e p r o b l e m .

E. To c onduc t w i l d l i f e d a m a g e m a n a g e m e n t a c t i v i t i e s a nd f ield i n ve s t i g a t i o n s p u r su a n t toth i s P A R T N ERS H I P e m p h a s iz i n g so u n d m a n a g e m e n t p r ac t i c e s w i t h d u e r eg a r d f o r t h ep r o t e c t i o n o f the pub l i c , dom es t i c an im als , benef i c ia l o r non ta rge t w i ld l i fe , endangereds p e c i e s , a n d t h e e n v i r o n m e n t .

F. To d e s i g n a t e a r e p r e se n t a t i v e f r o m e a c h a g e n c y t o be r e sp o n s i b l e for the j o i n tc o o r d i n a t i o n o f a c t i v i t i e s p u r s u a n t to t h is P A R T N E R S H I P .

G . A P H I S W S a n d D F W M R re sp e c ti ve r e sp o n s i b i l i t i e s a r e :1. A P H I S W S w i l l a s su m e th e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r r e sp o n d in g to requests fo rw i l d l i f e d a m a g e a s s i st an c e i n v o l v in g m ig r a t o r y b i r d s , and w i l d l i f e haza rds a t a i r p o r t s .2 . D F W M R w i l l a s su m e t he p r im a r y r e sp o n s i b i l i t y f o r r esp o n d in g t o re q u e s ts f o ra ss i s t ance i n v o l v i n g S ta te regu la ted w i l d li f e spec ie s (ex c lud in g those spec ie s c rea t inghaza rd s a t a i r p o r t s ) , u n l e s s s t i p u l a t e d i n o the r ag reements w i th D F W M R ( e .g . , fe ra l


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s w i n e ) .3 . D F W M R w i l l i s sue a general l icense to the APHIS WS State D i rec tor and his/herass i s tan ts , to m anag e o f f end i ng ta r g e t i nd i v i dua l an i m a l s o r p o p u l a t i o n s o f w i l d l i f especies de t r ime nta l t o agr icu l ture , pub l ic hea l th and safety, proper ty or naturalr esources , t hrougho ut New York Sta t e , except for dee r , b ea r , beave r , w i ld t u rkey andany State- l is ted threatene d and endan gered species . A separate permit f rom DFW MRw i l l be required to take any of those species . APHIS WS s taf f w i l l not be required toobta in a n u i s a n c e w i l d l i f e con t ro l opera tor l i cense pur suant to ECL 11-0524; h o w e v e r ,any APHIS W S s taff ac t ing under th e genera l l i cense mus t hav e ev idence tha t theym ee t th e r equ i r em en t s fo r i s suance of a nu i s ance w i l d l i f e control operator l icense asspecified i n EC L 11-0524 (2) . APHIS WS w i l l p r ov i de to D FW M R, on o r be fo r eFebr ua r y 1 a n n u a l l y , a repor t of act ivi t ies conducted under this l icense dur ing thepreceding calen dar yea r . Such repor ts need only incl ude those act ivi t ies for whichA PH I S W S w a s d i r ec t ly au thor ized by D F W M R . D F W M R staff, i n c l ud i ng o f f ic ia l lyappointed volunteers , m ay assist APHIS W S wi th any act ivit ies authorized by suchl i cense o rp e r m i t .4 . A c t i ons t aken by APHIS W S u n d e r a u thor i ty o f a D FW M R l i c en s e pe r m i t w i l l h a v ethe appropr iate environme ntal com pl iance ( N E P A ) comple t ed , in consul tat ion w ithD F W M R. D F W M R s P rog r am m at i c I m pac t S t a t em en t on G am e Spec ie s M anag em en t1980), Supplemental Findings 1994), and Type II actions listed u n d e r 6 N Y C R R 61 8(2) (d) provide fur ther com pl ianc e w i t h th e S t a te Env i r onm en t a l Q u a l i t y Rev i ew A ct(S EQR) for issuance of permits to APHIS WS to take act ions pursuant to thisP A R T N E R S H I P .5. A P H I S W S w i l l in c lude D FW M R on com mit tees , task forces and w orking groupswh en de ve lo ping env i ronme nta l as ses sment s , envi ronmen ta l impact s t a tement s o rdamage management p lans . DFWMR and A PH I S W S wi l l involve th e otheri ndeve lopment of w i l d l i f e man ageme nt p lans needed for the implem enta t ion of var iousaspectsof this partnership agreement. For APHIS WS, i t wi l l include DFWMR in thedeve lopment of Na t i ona l E nvi ronmenta l Po l ic y Act documen t s ( e .g ., envi ronm enta lassessments,categorical exc lus ions , environme ntal im pact s tatements) , includ ingthrea t ened and endan gered species consu l t a t ions . D FW MR w i l l inv i t e APH IS W S toparticipate in development o f app ropriate statew i l d l i f e m anag em en t p l an s , e s pec i a l l ydam ag e m an ag em en t p l an s .6. D F W M R w i l l a s s i s t APHIS W S w i t h th e pes t i c ide r eg i s t r a t ion proces s and w i t h th eora l r ab ies v acc ine (O R V ) program b y p r o v i d i n g g u i d a n c e a n d c r i t ica l r ev i ew o fe n v i r o n me n ta l d o c u m e n t s .7 .DFWMR and APHIS WS w i l l s hare av a i l a b le in fo rma t ion r e l a ted to them a n a g e m e n t o f d iseases o r w i l d l i f e d am ag e a f fect ing l i v e s t ock o r w i l d l i f e .8 . D FW M R w i l l a s sume the pr im ary r es pon s ib i l i t y for prov id in g educ at iona lassistance to l andowners , agricultural producers, and othercitizens of the State o f New


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Y o r k a s necessary ; w i l l d e v e l o p i n f o rm a t i o n p u b l i c a t i o n sand mate r ia l s ; and w i l lp r o v i d e an educa t i ona l n e t w o rk to disseminate appropriate research a ndi n f o r m a t i o nr e l a t ed to the p re v e n t i o na nd m an ag e m e n t o f w i l d l i f e d a m a g e , p a t h o l o g y ,a nde p i d e m i o l o g y . D F W M R w i l l c o o r d i n a t eth e d e v e l o p m e n to f w i l d l i f e d am ag emanagem ent in for ma t ion w i th APHIS W S, andAPHIS W S w i l l assist in all of thea b o v e a c t i v i t i e s a s needed .9. Whenever pract icab le ,APHIS W S an dDFWMR w i l l communica te w i th each o the rbefore t a l k i n gto c o m m u n i t i e s , l oca l i t i e s or the m e d i a ab o u t w i l d l i f e d am ag emanagement programs be ing proposed or conducted pursuant to t hi s P A RT N E R S H I P .1 0 . APHIS W S w i l l use f i rearms in accordance w i th fede ra l l a w s . A P H I S W S w i l lcoordinate wi th loca l and/or state lawenforcement agencies before implementat ion ofprojects w here fi rearms are u sed . In accordance w i th New York Pena l Law265 20l ( d ) , W S m a y conduc t sharp - shoot ing or haz ing p rograms f rom a veh ic le , a tn i g h ta n d / o r w i th suppres sed f i rearms . W i l d l i f e m a y b e shot over bai t when reg ionalN Y S D E C off ices approve such ac t ion .11. Any DFW MR employee may r ide in a federa l government veh ic le or boat w henw o r k i n g on a project cons is tent w ith th is partn ersh i p agreem ent . Furthermo re ,DFWMR employees m ayoperatea Federal governm ent motor vehic le whenworkingw i t h A P H I S WS on a project of mutua l in t e re s tafter complet ing Federal Opt ional Form30l a .12 . D F W M R w i l l ensure tha t w i l d l i f e hazards to h u m an s a fe t y id en t i f i ed on or a ro u n dairports a re referred to APHIS W S .

13 . APHIS W S w i l l be a p a r t i c i p a t i n g p a r t n e r in the New Y o r k W i l d l i f e H e a l t hP r o g r a m O ne Heal th In i t i a t ive . As such ,APHIS W S w i l l participate in planning andprogra m im plem entat io n to meet m utua l ly agreed upon goals and s t rateg ies of thep rogram . DFW MR is the lead agency adm in is t e ring the W i ld l i f e Hea l th P r o g r a m .

ARTICLE5 STATEMENTOF NOFINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS igna tu re of t h i s P A RT N E RS H I P d o e s no t cons t i tu tea f inanc ia l ob l iga t ion on the par t ofe i ther s ign atory . Each s ignato ry par ty is to use and manage i t s o w n funds in carry ing out thepurpose o f th i s P A R T N E R S H I P .

RTICLE 6 LIMIT TIONS OFC O M M IT M E N TT h i s P A RT N E RS H I P and any cont in uat io n thereof shal l be co n t ingen t upon th e a v a i l a b i l i t y offunds ap p ro p r i a t e d by the Congres s of the Un i ted S ta te s . It isunders tood and agreed that anym o n i e s a l l oca ted fo r purposes covered by th i s PARTN ERSHIP sha ll be expended in


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a c c o r d a n c e w i t h i t s te rms and in th e manner p resc r ib ed by th e f iscal r eg u l a t ions and /o ra d m i n i s t r a t i v e p o l ic ie s o f t h e p a r ty mak ing th e funds a v a i l a b l e . If f iscal resources are tot r a n s f e r a sep a ra te ag reemen t mu s t be d e v e l o p e d by th e p a r t i e s .

ARTICLE 7 CONGRESSION LRESTRICTIONU n d e r 41 U .S . C . 22 no mem b er o f o r de l eg a te to C ong ress sha l l b e admi t ted to any shareor p a r t o f t h i s P A R T N E R S H I P or to any benef i t to a r ise t h e r e f r o m .


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ARTICLE 8 AMENDMENTSThis P A R T N E R S H I P m a y b e amen d ed at any t i m eb y m u t u a l ag re emen t of the par t ie si nw r i t i n g .

ARTICLE 9 TERMINATIONThis P A R T N E R S H IP m a y b e te rmina ted by any of the part ies upon six ty 60) day s w r i t t e nnot ice to the other part ies .

ARTICLE 10 -EFFECTIVE DATEAND DURATION

T h i s P A R T N E R S H I P w l l be in effect J u n e 1 , 2 0 1 3 and w i l l c on t i n u e unt i l M a y 3 1 , 2 0 1 8 , no tto ex ceed5y e a r s .

DatX _ js ^V/ C^Z- t< *--Patr iciafciexinger Director ^ivDivis ionofFish Wildlife andM a r in e\esourcesNew York State DepartmenTof*EfWTrc5nmental Conserva t ion

Char l es S . Brow n , Eas te rn Reg iona l Direc to rWild l i f e ServicesA n i m a l and Plant Heal th Inspection ServiceUni t ed S t a t e s D ep a r tmen tof A g r i cu l t u r e

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