Dear Recipient:
This letter is to inform you that
applications to Capture, Neuter, and Release mute swans on bodies of
water in Racine, Kenosha and/or Waukesha counties are now available.
People interested in conducting these activities can obtain an
application by contacting me at 608-266-2151. One
application must be submitted for each body of water mute swans will be
captured on and all applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2007.
Permits to capture, neuter, and release
mute swans will only be issued for bodies of water in Racine, Kenosha
and/or Waukesha Counties. Permits will be issued by July
1, 2007 and will be valid through December 31, 2007. THE
OTHER COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN HAVE ALREADY STARTED KILLING PROGRAMS AND IT
IS GOING TO BE IN ALL STATES WITHIN THIS YEAR. SWANS MIGRATE FROM CANADA
AND THROUGH THE STATES, SO THIS IS AN EXTINCTION PROGRAM.
The following are conditions of the
permit:
-
Capture will be carried out or assisted by
persons knowledgeable in wildlife control and capture techniques.
-
All mute swans will be humanely captured,
transported, and maintained.
The mute swans will be delivered
to a veterinarian for the purposes of neutering as
soon as it is practical but no
later than 24 hours after capture.
-
The permittee will provide written proof
of neutering, signed by a licensed veterinarian to a DNR representative.
The neutered mute swans will be
held for only the amount of time sufficient for
treatment and recovery as
directed by the attending veterinarian. As soon as the
neutered mute swans are deemed
healthy enough for release, the applicant will
contact the DNR Wildlife
Management Contact listed on page 1 to
schedule the
marking of the swan(s).
If a mute swan is determined by
the attending veterinarian to be sick or diseased, it
shall be euthanized by the
veterinarian and turned over to the department within 24
hours.Mute swans that may be
injured or hurt during the capture, neutering, or release
will be treated, possessed or
disposed of as directed by the Department.
Mute
swans
that die during capture, neutering, or release shall
be turned over to the
department within 24 hours.
All neutered mute swans must be
marked in accordance with USGS Bird Banding
Laboratory Swan Protocol by DNR
staff prior to release.
Neutered mute swans may only be
released to the same body of water from which
they were captured.
The permittee is
not an agent of the State and shall be responsible for their own acts,
errors or
omissions and of those working under authority of the permit.
The permittee
accepts risk and
responsibility for damage or injury to property or persons resulting
from their actions
during the capture, neutering and release of mute swans; and will
hold the
Department harmless for such damage or injury.
If permitted
swan(s)
become a threat to public
safety, the permittee is responsible
for their
removal or the Department will remove the
swan(s).
If the permittee is required to
remove the mute swans after release because they
have become a threat to public
safety, the permittee must first receive a new written
authorization from the
Department to engage in the removal. The written
authorization
will designate the allowed
method of removal and the required disposition of the mute
swan.
-
If permitted
swan(s) interfere with trumpeter swan breeding, nesting, and
brood-rearing activities, the Department will remove the
swan(s).
-
If any permitted
swan(s) occur within boundaries of
state-owned lands, the Department may remove them.
-
-
If you have any question about the permit
or the permitting process, please feel free to call me at 608-266-2151.
Sincerely,
Brad Koele
Acting Urban Wildlife and Wildlife Damage
Specialist
Bureau of Wildlife Management
State of Wisconsisn
