Monthly Archives: May 2011
Government Report: Less Than 1% of Cattle Killed by Native Carnivores and Domestic Dogs Taxpayers Fleeced by Federal, Predator-Control Program
Contact: Wendy Keefover | WildEarth Guardians | (303) 573-4898, Ext. 1162 | wendy@wildearthguardians.org Denver, CO—Less than a quarter of one percent, 0.23%, of the American cattle inventory was lost to native carnivores and dogs in 2010, according to a Department … Continue reading
Predator control must include entire ecosystem
One simple example: if we kill more coyotes, they have larger litters: the system restores the balance. Canny coyotes will move into areas where mass kills have been engineered, leaving a balance of zero gain. The data indicate that the coyote population is self-regulating. Learn more: Dr. Judy Long For the Sun-News (Note in Arizona leg-hold traps became illegal in 1994 by referendum. New Mexico does not have a provision for referendums. Continue reading
Bill Promotes Politics Over Science
For Immediate Release, May 12, 2011 Contact: Michael Robinson, (575) 534-0360 More Wolf-killing Legislation Proposed New House Bill Would Circumvent Mexican Wolf Recovery Planning SILVER CITY, N.M.— New legislation proposed by Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) and seven House colleagues from … Continue reading
Economic Benefits of Wilderness
To hear Utah Congressman Rob Bishop, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee, tell it, wilderness protection is single-handedly devastating Utah’s economy. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/51752587-82/wilderness-utah-bishop-economic.html.csp?page=1
This is nothing new: Bishop has been making this same claim for years. But I was surprised recently when several Democratic Congress members seemed to blindly accept the premise that wilderness designation represents a “war on Western jobs. Continue reading
