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- From: Barry H. Rabin <bhr@inel.gov>
- Subject: Re: F&WS DNA test results
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.163849.28211@inel.gov>
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- References: <1992Dec22.234036.17372@inel.gov>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 16:38:49 GMT
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- In article <Dec.22.18.59.13.1992.15807@pilot.njin.net> Shag,
- birchall@pilot.njin.net writes:
- In article <Dec.22.18.59.13.1992.15807@pilot.njin.net> Shag,
- birchall@pilot.njin.net writes:
-
- >Could someone please post the working definition of "wolf-like animal" in
- >this case? Was said animal not identifiable by conventional means, or
- was
- >there some possibility of it being either a new subspecies or one which
- was
- >not thought to inhabit the region?
-
- The definition of "wolf-like animal" is required because there are
- serious policy (read: political) implications depending upon whether the
- animal is actually a wolf as apposed to some wolf-dog or wolf-cayote
- hybrid. If the animal is a pure Grey Wolf that has moved into the
- Yellowstone ecosystem, e.g. from Canada, Montana or Central Idaho where
- they currently inhabit, then wolf recovery in Yellowstone can be expected
- to take place by natural recolonization, with full protection under the
- Endangered Species Act. Alternatively, if wolves are not recolonizing,
- then the agencies will push to proceed with their Wolf Reintroduction
- Plan, which involves reintroduction, but, at the expense of full
- protection since the animals would be classified as an experimental
- population subject to management (read: killing) if they wander outside
- of the Park or cause "problems".
-
- So, just because it looks like a wolf and acts like a wolf, it is only
- wolf-like. The DNA testing was supposed to answer this question,
- however, it seems that this previously reliable, definitive and
- frequently used classification technology has suddenly come up short. I
- for one would like to see the test results for myself.
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