On August 4, Carrollton City Council promised members of the newly formed Carrollton Nature Coalition and hundreds of other interested citizens that a task force would be formed to atone for the city's ill-advised actions in leveling an egret rookery. The City Council apologized at the meeting and many City Council members looked remorseful as Kathy Rogers played a video of the injured birds at the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
Such reactions indicated that those who had made the decision realized the extent of their deeds and wanted to insure that it never happened again. At the first meeting of the task force on August 24, introductions proved that there were many qualified citizens appointed to the member committee. Most of the members are from Carrollton. Becky Miller will serve as City Council liaison. City Manager, Marc Guy, and individuals from the Parks Department and Environmental Services Department will also attend meetings, providing information when needed.
The task force was divided into three subcommittees, each addressing different aspects of their objectives. These subcommittees are to submit recommendations for the following:.
Without warning, the city of Carrollton, Texas destroyed an egret rookery in the predawn hours of Thursday, July 23, Texas Audubon Society TxAS and National Audubon Society condemned Carrollton's actions which demonstrated a lack of understanding about the birds and their nesting habits, as well as the federal law protecting the birds.
Upon hearing about the horrendous massacre, Catriona Glazebrook, Executive Director of TxAS stated, "For almost years Audubon has protected birds in Texas, first from plume hunters' shotguns, and now primarily from loss of habitat. We have come a long way towards a better appreciation of birds. The events in Carrollton, however, set us back to a 'stone age' approach to dealing with wildlife. The bulldozing of living animals reflects a style of 'managing' the natural world that is an insult to Texans' traditional love of the land and its inhabitants.
