Save the Bedford Wildlife
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We are a small group of ladies that have been taking care of the Bedford Boys Ranch lake wildlife since the City of Bedford began dredging the lake in July of last year.
The City of Bedford, Texas dredged the Bedford Boys Ranch Lake in the summer of last year. They did not provide a contingency plan for the wildlife in the process; an unexpected development to many Bedford citizens. Now the project is grossly behind schedule and the ducks and turtles have no adequate shelter or food supply. Trees and vegetation were removed. Concrete walls were built around the lake so that they do not allow for baby ducks to get out of the water. Now that it is Spring and they are hatching, they are drowning! The City removed the island that was an egret nesting ground as well as a protected area for the ducks, turtles, and other wildlife. There is NO vegetation or natural food source in the lake. There are NO fish. There is NO safe haven for the animals. The eco system has been destroyed and the animals continue to suffer in what appears to be a large swimming pool surrounded by dirt. On Saturday, April 2nd, concerned citizens found four drowned baby ducks, a dead adult mallard duck, and a large dead turtle, all in one day.
That was just the beginning. Each day more ducks are found dead. Today we found two more. The cost to provide basic food and care is growing exponentially. It is Spring and now babies have arrived and are at risk as well.
We are hoping to raise enough funding to continue the medical care for the sick ducks and basic food to keep them alive until the eco system can be brought back to a healthy condition and can sustain the wildlife naturally.
Please contribute whatever you are able - each dollar will feed a duck for another day.
Follow us on Facebook, change.org and Twitter:
- https://www.facebook.com/terri.blevins.14
- https://www.change.org/p/jim-griffin-tell-the-city-of-bedford-tx-take-care-of-your-wildlife
- https://twitter.com/terri354731
You can find the Fort Worth Weekly article "Ducks of Death" here:
http://www.fwweekly.com/2016/04/27/ducks-of-death/
The City of Bedford, Texas dredged the Bedford Boys Ranch Lake in the summer of last year. They did not provide a contingency plan for the wildlife in the process; an unexpected development to many Bedford citizens. Now the project is grossly behind schedule and the ducks and turtles have no adequate shelter or food supply. Trees and vegetation were removed. Concrete walls were built around the lake so that they do not allow for baby ducks to get out of the water. Now that it is Spring and they are hatching, they are drowning! The City removed the island that was an egret nesting ground as well as a protected area for the ducks, turtles, and other wildlife. There is NO vegetation or natural food source in the lake. There are NO fish. There is NO safe haven for the animals. The eco system has been destroyed and the animals continue to suffer in what appears to be a large swimming pool surrounded by dirt. On Saturday, April 2nd, concerned citizens found four drowned baby ducks, a dead adult mallard duck, and a large dead turtle, all in one day.
That was just the beginning. Each day more ducks are found dead. Today we found two more. The cost to provide basic food and care is growing exponentially. It is Spring and now babies have arrived and are at risk as well.
We are hoping to raise enough funding to continue the medical care for the sick ducks and basic food to keep them alive until the eco system can be brought back to a healthy condition and can sustain the wildlife naturally.
Please contribute whatever you are able - each dollar will feed a duck for another day.
Follow us on Facebook, change.org and Twitter:
- https://www.facebook.com/terri.blevins.14
- https://www.change.org/p/jim-griffin-tell-the-city-of-bedford-tx-take-care-of-your-wildlife
- https://twitter.com/terri354731
You can find the Fort Worth Weekly article "Ducks of Death" here:
http://www.fwweekly.com/2016/04/27/ducks-of-death/
Organizer
Terri Robb
Organizer
Bedford, TX
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