|
||||||
|
Polar bear parts and Atlantic bluefin tuna may still be traded internationally, as a result of a recent Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in Doha, Qatar. A U.S representative says that first attempts to list species are often unsuccessful. csmonitor.com nytimes.com winnipegfreepress.com google.com/hostednews/afp focustaiwan.tw asahi.com/english/ Outfitters will rally in Jackson on Saturday to bring attention to the drop in elk populations and, correspondingly, fewer hunting opportunities. kivitv.com trib.com billingsgazette.com The Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) has for the first time confirmed a case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), in a 4-year-old whitetail buck. This game form of mad cow disease is cause for concern. Although some say there is no evidence of CWD posing a threat to humans, people have been infected—and killed—by transmission [...] Humane Society International, Sierra Club BC, and other environmental groups are taking out full-page ads in newspapers, seeking to end the hunting of grizzly bears and the white spirit bear, a type of black bear carrying a recessive gene. Scott Ellis, general manager of the Guide Outfitters Association of B.C., says that bookings for hunts are [...] Cities, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, will hear a U.S. proposal to ban trade in polar bear parts, including trophy bear skins. The Nanavut government has recently cut the bear allotment in the Baffin Bay region. The Humane Society International and the International Fund for Animal Welfare claim that polar bear hunts [...] Quebec Innu hunters are apparently crossing the border into Labrador and shooting caribou from the George River herd and the endangered Red Wine herd. Outfitter Ray Broughton says fewer than 100 Red Wine caribou are left. He is calling for law enforcement to step in. The Assembly of First Nations states that the Innu have the [...] Safari Club International, Rocky-Mountain Elk Foundation, and the National Rifle Association have announced their opposition to Montana initiative 8-161, which would eliminate guaranteed outfitter tags. One big issue is “wildlife management by ballot,” where issues can be confused by emotion rather than decided by reason. NewWest article Safari Club statement Elk Foundation Statement Can’t find the NRA statement online. [...] The Beverly caribou herd has dropped from hundreds of thousands of animals down to 2,000, according to Alex Hall, a Fort Smith outfitter who used to be a wildlife biologist. This could indicate the direction of the Bathurst herd, which has seen hunting severely restricted. Hall said hat he’d never seen under 20,000 caribou in a [...] Local Inuit claim the Baffin Bay polar bear population is on the rise, but scientists disagree. Environment Canada claims that “there is available evidence for conservation concern,” and has banned the export of fur, claws, skulls and other polar bear products from this area. Hunting outfitter Titus Allooloo says his company will probably lose $300,000/year from [...] The Minister of the Environment & Natural Resources of the Government of the Northwest Territories has canceled all barren-ground caribou hunting in an area of about 70,000 square kilometers in an effort to save the Bathurst herd. Amanda Peterson of Peterson’s Point Lake Lodge, says the benefit to the herd will be out of proportion with [...]
|
|
||||
|
Copyright © 2010 Guides and Outfitters - All Rights Reserved |
||||||
