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Wolf sighting on Santiam pass in Oregon
Parnell:
Maybe the wolves can be sent here to South Florida to hunt snowbirds and leave the elk alone for awhile. I think maybe the flock needs to be thinned... ;) ;D
El Destructo:
thats not even Funny Parnell....My Aunt and Dad and Stepmother are on their way to the Kissimmee/St Cloud area as We Chat....to Spend a Month ans Spend a lot on Money in their Winter Home..... :o ;)
back to the Point of this Post....here is a little News I received today ....might help this Situation down the road...if it all goes through..........
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg R. Lawson (614) 888-4868 ext. 214
March 6, 2009 Sharon Hayden (614) 888-4868 ext. 226
U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation: Right Call on Wolf Delisting
(Columbus) – The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation is pleased with today’s decision by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to continue with the removal of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
“Secretary Salazar made the right call on delisting the gray wolf,” stated Rob Sexton, Vice President for Government Affairs at the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation (USSAF). “This decision is based on sound science, not politics.”
As Salazar indicated in his announcement statement, "The recovery of the gray wolf throughout significant portions of its historic range is one of the great success stories of the Endangered Species Act.”
According to all scientific evidence, the gray wolf populations in the Northern Rockies and the western Great Lakes region have grown dramatically since their initial listing in 1974. Today, there are more than 5,500 wolves. 1,600 reside in the Rockies.
Previously, a coalition of environmental and animal rights groups filed lawsuits in 2008 to block the Bush administration’s then proposed delisting of 1,500 wolves in the Northern Rockies. The USSAF Wisconsin Bear Hunters' Association and a series of other conservation groups intervened in that case.
“Given the population growth, there were no valid reasons that states cannot resume management of the wolves,” said Scott Meyer, of Gleason Wisconsin, who joined USSAF as an intervener in the case.
The decision from Secretary Salazar comes in the face of intense lobbying by leading anti-hunting groups including the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation protects and defends America’s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussafoundation.org.
DanaM:
Good news Mike :)
cawkazn:
i personally like wolfes and am glad to see them back in the wild etc. however if i was a rancher or something i could see why people dont like them if htey are killing your sheep or what not. but I really dont think its a hard problem to solve, alll you need is a dog. Not a little chump wimp sheep herding dog, but a real Livestock Guardian Dog. caucasion ovchartka should get the job done, easily capable of killing a wolf. And unlike most shepherd/herding dogs, this dog doesnt just have the instict to defend, but to actually attack and kill. Oh and they are damn near 200 lbs. Im quite dog educated,dogs kinda goes hand in hand with all the primitive stuff. anyways if anyone needs some help I can point you in the right direction. PM me.
hawkbow:
Sorry to burst your bubble bro, but there is not a dog alive that could last more than a few seconds against a wolf.. much less a pack of ten or more. Wolves hunt and run all day every day..they are solid muscle and kill 700 pound elk every day for a living...near the Yellowstone border a 185 pound sheep guarding dog was killed ,eaten and all they found was one hind foot..another lady Montana lost a germa shepherd and a siberian husky.. within seconds of one another to a lobo wolf in her yard.. Hawk
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