Jeffery Kramer March 3, 2015
Via Email [email protected]
Dear Mr. Kramer:
This is in response to your February 17, 2015 Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) request.
You requested all documents concerning the lethal removal of
resident Canada geese by
United States Department of Agriculture-APHIS-Wildlife Services
from Rikers Island in
Queens, New York (East Elmhurst, NY 11370) for each and every
year from June 1, 2001
to September 1, 2014. This does not pertain to any egg/nest
depredations performed
during these yearsonly lethal removal of resident geese
goslings, juveniles and adults. You ask that the records entail the
quantity of resident Canada geese removed from Rikers
Island, the methodology of their removal, and the location of
where the resident geese were
removed to for euthanasia and disposalfor each and every year
from June 1, 2001 to September 1, 2014. Your request was received
in this office on February 17, 2015 and
assigned case number FOIA 15-02032.
On February 24, 2015, the Wildlife Services program office (WS)
employees conducted a
thorough search of their files and located two pages of records.
The responsive records are
enclosed with this letter. These records are being released in
their entirety, without
redaction. Wildlife Services employees also informed my office
that no documents were
located as to the location of where the geese were taken to.
You may appeal our full release of these records. If you chose
to appeal, your appeal must
be in writing and must be received within 45 days of the date of
this letter to the following
address:
Administrator
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Ag Box 3401
Washington, DC 20250-3401
Please refer to FOIA 15-02032-F in your appeal letter and add
the words FOIA Appeal to the front of the envelope. To assist the
Administrator in reviewing your appeal, provide
specific reasons why you believe modification of the
determination warranted.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Kacie Edwards of my staff at
[email protected].
Sincerely,
Tonya Woods
Director
Freedom of Information & Privacy Act
Legislative and Public Affairs
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