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- From: krause@hpindda.cup.hp.com (Mike Krause)
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 15:04:55 GMT
- Subject: Re: Re: Possible return of gray wolf to Yellowstone National Park, U.S.A.
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- Why don't they just institute the same policy that they already have in
- Minnesota where the rancher is compensated and wolves that roam too far
- are tracked and killed? The rancher has nothing to bitch about since
- s/he get compensation and the wolf population is kept in check. BTW,
- there is a large Bison and Elk population with many being sick, so a
- sick animal is probably much easier to catch than a healthy animal.
- Also, does anyone know how much of the land surrounding Yellowstone is
- actually federal land leased to ranchers? To me, if they are getting
- compensation and, in addition, they are utilizing federal land, then they
- have no basis for complaint. If it is private land, then there is a basis
- but compensation, assuming swift and fair, nullifies this basis. IMO, too
- much federal land is being used for grazing cattle and sheep. Much of the
- land is being damaged due to improper pasture rotation. I think that if
- the consumption of beef and sheep continues to drop, then the amount of
- federal land used for such ventures should be reduce accordingly.
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