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Desde Nueva York

"Many species have survived at the expense of others...why not the coqui...?
I am also not sure as to how loud a chorus of Coquis are, as to cause
discomfort and sleepless nights for the residents and tourist of Hawaii
where they feel they must get rid of the Coqui. If discomfort is the reason
for eliminating the Coqui from Hawaii then there is much cause for concern
for our Coqui."

Sincerely,

Evelyn Santiago
New York City

Desde Hawaii

Aloha to all of our Puertorican brothers and sisters all over the world. This is to talk a little about what the US Government is trying to do to what many
consider to be the greatest symbol the small island of Puerto Rico have: The Coqui. We have read and listen to many arguments about what this little frog is doing to both the eco-system and most important (to some) the people who get disturbed by its enchanting sounds. To us it is hard to understand that one. Well after some thought we have some ideas and/or opinions about this whole thing. Lets petition that all of the coqui be put in or around the same area, hotel, etc. By doing that you would be creating a home away from home for countless Puertoricans who travel to Hawaii each year. We know that would be impossible but it is just a thought. Tell me which Puertorican would complaint about going to sleep while being serenated by that oh so familiar sound? We live here in Hawaii and now that we are aware of the existence of our little friend in the Hawaiian islands you can be sure that we will stay in the hotel were the Coqui is the loudest.

At the same time this issue is spreading now more than ever and Puertoricans in the island are hoping to do the same as we are: Get to stay in a hotel were included in the price is the benefit of going to sleep while listening to such a familiar sound as the Coqui. Thanks ahead of time for letting us express our opinion. Feel free to e-mail us anytime. Mahalo!

Orestes Cancel & Zamya Lassala-Cancel
Kapolei, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
orestes63j@earthlink.net

Desde Hawaii

Hawai'i has been killing "alien" species - pigs, deer, goats, mongooses -
utilizing cruel traps, snares, shooting from helicopters, poisons...and now
they want to kill frogs -the environmentalists want to kill everything
which is introduced (except themselves, of course)

Animal Rights Hawai'i has been urging the government to implement humane
non-lethal controls, but so far we have been unsuccessful.

You might find this article from the (09.04.01) NY Times of interest
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/science/life/04EXOT.html>

If you can provide us with more material on the Coqui, we will use it to
defend them.

I apologize for contacting you in English- I cannot speak or write Spanish.

Kind regards,
Cathy Goeggel
Director, Research & Investigations
Animal Rights Hawai'i
www.animalrightshawaii.org

Desde Hawaii

NOTA: (Email recibido) Hawaii tambien tiene gente valiosa como la carta anterior pero también cuenta con "sabandijas repugnantes" que no son ranas, y esta es una de ellas. Lea por favor:
NOTE: (Email received) Hawaii has valuable people like the letter before, but also "obnoxious vermins" who are not frogs and this is one of them. Read this:

From:
                  "Ronin" <ronin111@hawaii.rr.com>
           To:
                  <webmaster@coqui.org>

Well, these frogs may be national symbols for you lads, but here in Hawaii theyíre just obnoxious vermin and weíre going to kill every
one we find.

Bueno, estas ranas pueden ser el símbolo nacional en sus lares, pero aquí en Hawaii solo songentuza (sabandijas)repugnantes y vamos a matar a cada una que encontremos. (Nuestra traducción)

Aloha,
Ikaika Kealoha
Director, Coqui Extermination Project - Hawaii Chapter