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By JOHN MILLER
Associated Press writer
Monday, July 7, 2008 2:05 AM MDT
BOISE, Idaho
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Confirmed! Wolves killed village teacher in Alaska
Troopers Determine Death in Chignik Lake is from Animal Attack
(CHIGNIK LAKE, Alaska) - Investigation has determined that Candice Berner's death was non-criminal in nature. An autopsy conducted today confirmed Ms. Berner died from injuries sustained in an animal attack. According to the State Medical Examiner, the manner of death is "accidental" and the cause of death is "multiple injuries due to animal mauling". After conferring with state biologists and the community of Chignik Lake, it has been concluded that the animals most likely responsible for the attack are wolves. The Alaska State Troopers'(AST) death investigation regarding this incident is closed.
AST is providing assistance to the Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) as it addresses public safety concerns regarding wolf activity close to the community of Chignik Lake under the ADF&G Commissioner's statutory authority. A trooper pilot and an R-44 helicopter are en route to Chignik Lake to assist Fish and Game efforts. Barring any weather or logistical issues, a trooper, as well as a representative from ADF&G, will attend a public meeting in Chignik Lake tonight to address ongoing response efforts and concerns of local residents.
For more information regarding the efforts of the Department of Fish and Game, contact Jennifer Yuhas, Communications Director for ADF&G, at 465-6137.
***ORIGINAL RELEASE***
March 9, 2010
(CHIGNIK LAKE, Alaska)? On 3/8/2010 at approximately 1927 hours, Dillingham AST received a report of a death in the village of Chignik Lake. Troopers responded to Chignik Lake to investigate. The victim is identified as Candice Berner, 32 of Perryville, Alaska. Next of Kin has been notified. The circumstances surrounding her death are under investigation.
No further information is available at this time.
Megan A. Peters
PIO, Department of Public Safety
5700 E. Tudor Rd.
Anchorage, AK 99507
907.269.5413 (Desk)
907.351.3137 (Mobile)
megan.peters@alaska.gov
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If You Hunt...If You Derive Your Living From Shooting & Hunting...You Need To Read This Article At The Provided Link - Or Stand To Lose It All!
Take a look at the following article. This is perhaps why state and federal wildlife agencies are pushing so hard to get wolves thoroughly established in game rich areas.
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/scientists-promote-using-wolves-to-control-deer-population/19340244
It's time to put an end to such lunacy, time to oust wildlife managers with such idiotic thinking. And it's also time for the shooting & hunting industry to get together and start fighting to save hunting in this country.
And just maybe it's time for sportsmen to seriously boycott those major shooting & hunting manufacturers and suppliers who are afraid of being politically incorrect to step up to the plate and oppose any further wolf reintroduction in this country - and to stop funding the conservation organizations which should have already been fighting the wolf problem for the past ten years.
Most have not, in fact the majority still haven't started - and we're loosing several hundred thousand elk, deer, moose, pronghorn, bighorn sheep and mountain goats each and every year to the wolves in just six states...Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Toby Bridges
LOBO WATCH
406 542-9751
www.lobowatch.com
Wolf advocate lists hunters' names
By The Associated Press | Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:00 am
BOISE, Idaho -- A Boise wolf advocate has used a public records request to get the names of hunters who reported killing a wolf in Idaho and posted all 122 names on a Web site. Read More ...
January 26, 2010
Editor's Note: Although this letter pertains specifically to Montana, in a broader sense it pertains to all Sportsmen who are in this battle together against the wolf and the various other encroachments on our hunting heritage.
Toby Bridges
LOBO WATCH
Missoula, MT
406 542-9751
Following is an e-mail that I received from a very concerned Montana hunter, and loyal LOBO WATCH follower/supporter, that very accurately spotlights the biggest problem our efforts to win far more reasonable management of wolves now faces - and that is the continuing lawsuits filed by less than sincere "environmental" groups, such as Defenders of Wildlife...the Humane Society of the United States...and the Sierra Club. Read More...
Jan 15, 2010 6:46 pm US/Mountain
Wyoming Disputes Lack Of Good Faith Over Wolves
MEAD GRUVER, Associated Press Writer
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) ¯ Wyoming is disputing claims by Interior Department attorneys that the state's plans for managing wolves wouldn't ensure a sustainable minimum population of the animals. Read More ...
Of wolves and worms
11/27/2009 by DeLene
If a Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf has a daily to-do list, it may look like this:1.) Avoid hunters, 2.) Maintain territory, 3.) Find prey, 4.) Get de-wormed.
Yes, de-wormed.
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April 3, 2009 ~ NEWS RELEASE
The wolf issue in the West continues to heat up, mostly over the inability of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to adhere to its own Wolf Recovery Plan.
Predators that impact cattle and sheep production, and which negatively affect the populations of other wildlife, namely deer and elk, have long been a concern among the majority of Wyoming residents - those who ranch for a living and those who value quality hunting. Now, an out of control federal wolf recovery program is threatening that way of life in this state - and a growing coalition of stock growers, outfitters, conservation groups, and county predator control boards are ready to do battle with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of the Interior - in U.S. District Court.
The following link takes you to a press release issued by the Wyoming Wolf Coalition detailing their filing of a Notice of Intent to file a lawsuit against USFWS & DOI. That action was taken on April 3, 2009.
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April 1, 2009
EarthJustice vows to fight the delisting of wolves.
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Obama halts wolf delisting
by Center for Biological Diversity press release
January 22, 2009
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Wolves impact elk grazing
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
January 22, 2009
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Minnesota to have a second look
By JOHN FLESHER
AP environmental writer
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 9:10 PM MST
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- With a new administration in charge, federal regulators Wednesday promised a second look at a recent decision to drop gray wolves in the Great Lakes and Northern Rocky Mountains from the endangered list.
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What They Didn't Tell You About Wolf Recovery
by George Dovel
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Senate passes Tester's and Barrasso's 'Wolf Kill Bill'
Bipartisan measure would repay ranchers for animals killed by wolves
January 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate today overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan "Wolf Kill Bill" By Senators Jon Tester, D-Mon and John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
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Ranchers could get money from Feds for wolf kills
By The Associated Press
Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:09 PM MST
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Ranchers could get money from the federal government to compensate them for livestock killed by wolves under a provision in a public lands bill passed by the U.S. Senate.
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A More Dangerous Game:
Bears On The Golf Course, Deer On The Windshield, Wolves On The Walk Back Home
How the decline of hunting is changing the natural order of predator and prey
MATTHEW TEAGUE
November 24, 2008
WHEN DO WOLVES BECOME DANGEROUS TO HUMANS?
Valerius Geist, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Large Predators: Them & Us!
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Geist, V. 2008. Large predators: them and us! Fair Chase. Vol. 23, No. 3. pp. 14-19
Essay No. 1, Fair Chase - as submitted.
October 20, 2008
Last week, the Joint Travel, Recreation, and Wildlife Legislative Committee held two public hearing's; one in Cody and one in Riverton. The purpose of these hearings were to "hear testimony regarding the status of state management of gray wolves and consider state action necessary to remove wolves from endangered species list."
Both days started with Wyoming's Attorney General reviewing where Wyoming was with regards to our last legal challenge, etc. The Wyoming Game & Fish Department was next to address the joint TRW Committee, followed by the USFWS. The public was then allowed to testify.
The AG, WY G&F Department, and the USFWS all supported changing Wyoming's wolf management plan to trophy game animal statewide and dropping the dual status classification of the wolf.
Public testimony was much more varied. Some stated they would prefer to see wolves managed by Wyoming rather than by the USFWS. Others stated that this is a complex issue and that the state should move cautiously. Bryce Reece (Wyoming Wool Growers Assoc.) and Jim Magagna (Wyoming Stock Growers Assoc.) both members of the Wolf Coalition spoke in favor of doing nothing until we see what direction the USFWS takes. Ken Hamilton (Wyoming Farm Bureau) also suggested that we hold our ground and wait until we can determine what the USFWS is going to do. I stated that I thought we would be better off doing nothing until later as well. I am assuming that WY SFW still firmly believes that we don't want delisting to occur simply to have wolves delisted but rather wolves need to be delisted under a plan that Wyoming can live with.
Co-chairman Senator Bruce Burns announced that the TRW Committee would be seeking a third hearing in Natrona (Casper) County to hear what bills the Committee comes up with. There are definitely two bills in the works which would list wolves as trophy game animal statewide. In addition, there may be one bill exploring our ability to assert Wyoming's sovereignty over wildlife within our border.
I believe that WY SFW Board of Directors needs to meet to discuss the direction we need to go with this issue. I will be checking with Doug Stinnette and Jerry Gillum as their days seem to be most restrictive. Meanwhile, it may be worth while to talk with as many members as possible to determine what they would like to see us doing.
Bob Wharff,
Executive Director
The article from a recent Idaho Game and Fish Commission meeting shows just how dire the situation for hunters has - and will become - in Idaho.
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Ø SFW put a tremendous amount of time and energy into getting wolves off the Endangered List. It took 5 years, but we got 'er done!
Ø SFW poured a tremendous amount of resources into the courtroom battle to try and make sure the Judge did NOT grant an injunction.
Judge Malloy:
o Did not follow the law
o Did not follow the science
o Did not follow the wishes of the Governors of five Western States
o Did not follow the wishes of the President of the US
Against all the above, Judge Malloy went ahead and granted the injunction!!
Ø The CRITICAL reason for ADVOCATING AGAINST the injunction was to enable for management to take place during the ensuing 3-5 year court battle that we all knew would take place.
Ø Now - thanks to Judge Malloy, wolves are back on the Endangered List and can only be killed to protect livestock.
The 10(j) rule, which was also SFW-driven, was to allow for wolf harvest in order to protect game. Apparently, it will also be challenged in court.
In summary:
Wolf management is in limbo for 3-5 years - which will produce devastating results.
The options now are as follows:
1. File an appeal of the judge's injunction to the Ninth Circuit Court, while simultaneously working on the trial in Missoula.
2. Don't file and appeal and try and win the case on its merits - even though Judge Malloy has indicated he is biased and will rule in favor of the anti-hunters.
SFW is currently mulling over their options with our litigant partners and have about 60 days to make their decision and present it.
Another avenue that the Western States Governors should attempt to take is to ask Congress to exempt wolves from the ESA. Considering the status of our present Congress, that is definitely a long shot, but one never knows until one tries.
Without a doubt, this is a devastating and disappointing blow to the immediate future of game herds in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Utah, Nevada and Colorado will be the next targets of those opposed to hunting.
It is going to take a tremendous amount of money and energy from Sportspeople nation-wide to ultimately win this war against the anti-hunters.
With another 3-5 year fight on the horizon, the article suggests that some of the locals are apparently threatening to resort to self defense.
SFW will figure out the next strategy and will move forward - if we have enough warriors and money to win. This is not empty phraseology. This is the truth. It will take the whole hunting community to win this battle. Right now, there are two hunting groups in the fight, SFW and SCI. Where are you?
Join SFW now! CLICK HERE!
We truly need your help.
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