With shutdown over, scientists rush to salvage wolf study

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

With shutdown over, scientists rush to salvage wolf study

By JOHN FLESHER
January 28, 2019

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Scientists are rushing to salvage a study of wolves and moose at Isle Royale National Park now that the government shutdown is over.

Biologists and support personnel typically spend seven weeks every winter on the Lake Superior island, observing how the predator and prey species interact.

But the park was off-limits during the partial shutdown , raising fears the study would be interrupted after 60 continuous years and lose valuable data.

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He said there should be enough time for the most important tasks, including darting 20 moose by helicopter so they can be fitted with tracking collars.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/fcb41e1df9344ec4a9e89136e1b1ff75

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Decades of work, interrupted for a childish temper tantrum.

Let us devote ourselves to the cause of preventing such a venal administration from ever seizing power again.

[2naSalit]

2. Happend at many locations in past shutdowns

After the Boehner shutdown years back, I worked for NPS and much data that we needed for our talks with the public were directly impacted as was the scientific world in general as there is a ton of research conducted in many the parks in the system.

I heard, from multiple sources including video of Speaker Pelosi, talking about some legislation to end the possibility of these shutdown episodes forever. That should be at the top of the priority list right now.