State's wolf management plan could set tone for U.S.

[G_j]

if only the wolf slaughtering gouls would listen..

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/04/07/5320474/states-wolf-management-plan-could.html#storylink=cpy

Viewpoints: State's wolf management plan could set tone for U.S.
By Amaroq Weiss
Special to The Bee
Published: Sunday, Apr. 7, 2013

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During the 15 months the wolf known as OR7 has crisscrossed the Oregon-California border, the news from his birthplace back in Eastern Oregon has shaken the boots off some of those holding most tightly to deeply rooted misperceptions about the ability of wolves to coexist on the landscape with the rest of us.

In the two years since a lawsuit stopped the state of Oregon from killing wolves, the state's fledgling wolf population has doubled to nearly 50. Yet in Wallowa County, where the majority of Oregon's wolf-livestock conflicts are reported each year, fatal wolf attacks on livestock have fallen by 60 percent as ranchers and agencies were forced to rely on nonlethal conflict-prevention methods.

At the same time in neighboring Idaho, where over the last two years hunters, trappers and state agents have killed more than 700 wolves, the number of sheep and cattle killed by wolves increased by more than 75 percent.

In fact, those trends reflect exactly what biologists and wolf experts have been telling anyone who would listen since wolves became one of the first animals to be protected by the Endangered Species Act when it was passed, 40 years ago: Tried-and-true, centuries-old nonlethal wolf management techniques such as range-riding, livestock-guarding dogs and appropriate fencing greatly reduce predation by wolves on livestock.

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[LWolf]

1. Bookmarked to come back to

when my neighbors start spouting off about wolves.

Some are reasonable people. Many just want as few limits to killing things with their guns as possible.

[2naSalit]

2. As a knowledgeable

individual on this issue, I will say that Ms Weiss is an amazingly articulate, intellectual advocate who is a reasonable and charismatic spokesperson. I have been acquainted with her work for a long time and have never found her statements lacking in substance, facts or reasonableness. Hearing her speak, in person, leaves one well informed and quite moved by her ability to present the facts. I would love to see her elected to a high office, she'd easily compare to Elizabeth Warren. (We need a large number of elected officials like her, Sens. Warren, Franken, Sanders and Reps. Markey and Grayson if we want to have a country govern for and by wee the people)

[G_j]

3. Thank you

for your input. This is good to hear, and I will make a special note of it for the future!

[2naSalit]

4. Indeed

when she speaks or writes an oped, it's well worth the time to listen/read and ponder. Thanks for the post, this issue has been a nasty one for years and needs a lot more coverage.