Idaho Gov't Baiting Bears

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Alert: Idaho gov't baiting bear

 

Received from BHGazette 5/4/01 6:45 pm

Source ahuemer writes:

 

Earlier this year, the Idaho Department of Fish and

Game (IDFG) had planned to enlist the help of federal

" Wildlife Services " agents to kill bears and mountain

lions thought to be competing with hunters for elk in

the Clearwater region (IDFG officials called their

killing plan a 'study' regarding elk populations).

 

When public opposition forced officials to cancel

their contract with WS agents, IDFG officials decided

to go ahead with their killing plan anyway - this

time, recruiting sport hunters to do the job. To make

matters worse, IDFG officials are helping the hunters

kill bears and mountain lions by supplying them with

tons of dog food ---- bait to attract the animals

within range of the rifles.

 

Bear baiting is outlawed in most states and is even

shunned by moost hunters as unfair and unsporting. The

IDFG's actions are a shameful violation of the

principles of fair chase and of sound ecosystem

management.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Please express your opposition to IDFG's *study*

and particularly their involvement in baiting. Let

them know: The IDFG should not serve as a facilitator

for hunters who choose to engage in unethical

practices;

2) Predators are beneficial and necessary to healthy

ecosystems; wildlife agencies should not create

policies to satisfy the narrow interests of hunting

groups;

3) The collection of scientific information does not

require killing animals to understand population

fluctuations and dynamics; wildlife agencies need to

step into the 21st century and use nonlethal

methodologies to conduct studies and research.

 

Send your letters to: 1) Governor Dirk Kempthorne,

P.O. Box 83720, Boise ID

83720-0034 / ph: (208) 334-2100 / Fax: (208) 334-2175

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Governor AND

2) Rod Sando, Director of Idaho Department of Fish

and Game, P.O. Box 25,

Boise ID 83707 / ph: (208) 334-5159 / Fax: (208)

334-4885 / email:

sando

 

 

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