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- From: floyd@hayes.ims.alaska.edu (Floyd Davidson)
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- Subject: Re: Alaska Wolf Hunts
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.083813.28945@raven.alaska.edu>
- Date: 21 Nov 92 08:38:13 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.220651.24701@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> goldsman@cc.gatech.edu (Michael G. Goldsman) writes:
- >The animals in the sections of Alaska which are to be affected
- >(the area between Anchorage and Fairbanks) have a very low density
- >naturally. This is becasue the weather is so cold, and vegetation is
- >relatively scarce. The land cannot support large concentrations of
- >ungulates. PERIOD! Predator's ranges in the area are huge compared to more
- >hospitable areas. I think wolf packs have ranges on the order of
- >150 sq miles...
-
- Vegetation is *scarce*? You must be kidding.
-
- >For Kelleyhouse to suggest that they can produce a spectacle on the on the
- >order of East Africa is ludicrus, they are two entirely different ecosystems.
-
- Next time they run a PBS Nature program on caribou in Alaska, watch it.
-
- >To suggest that they are doing it to attract sight sightseers is also
- >ridiculous... They are doing it for one reason and one reason only: Money.
-
- Well you may not know much about Alaska or moose or whatever, but you
- sure got humans pegged correctly! Money talks. Thats what its all about.
-
- >They want to be able to issue more hunting permits to out-of-state people for
- >big bucks. (and also help out the outfitting industry)
-
- Big game guides are into big bucks too. Hunting is big money all the
- way around.
-
- >If Alaska decides to kill off the wolves of South-Central Alaska... I will
- >not return there. Though I LOVED it. A boycott is the only way
- >of getting back at the State Government.
-
- True fact. Tourism is also a big business!
-
- >BTW, the plan also mentions that they are going to kill an unspecified nunber
- >of Bears... The reason for this kill is not clear... Bears do not
- >have a major impact on Caribou/Moose herds. Though bears WILL kill one
- >if possible, they are most vegatarians.
-
- Ah, hemmmm... Brown bears probably have more impact on moose population
- than wolves. The bears hang around a pregnant cow for days waiting to
- grab the calf... Bears will eat anything, even vegatation (or vegatarians).
-
- Keep up the pressure, but get the facts straight or no one here will
- listen.
-
- Floyd
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