Posted on 09/01/2009 6:33:46 PM PDT by jazusamo
GRANTS PASS — A kill order was issued Tuesday for the first wolves caught killing livestock in Oregon since they began moving to the state.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Michelle Dennehy said extensive efforts were made to persuade the wolves to leave livestock alone in the Keating Valley of Baker County, but haven’t worked. The two wolves have killed 29 animals in five incidents, including last week, when three sheep and a pet goat were killed.
Federal hunters have been given a permit to kill the pair, and the rancher has permission to shoot them to protect his stock, Dennehy added.
“Removal of these kinds of problem wolves is part of overall conservation,” Dennehy said. “We can’t allow chronic livestock losses to continue, unfortunately. We have to take this step.”
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“It’s sad it is coming to this,” said Sean Stevens, spokesman for Oregon Wild, a conservation group that supports restoration of wolves in Oregon. “It makes you realize it’s pretty overblown when people are talking about needing more rights to kill wolves.
“We have something like 10 and we’re going to kill off two them in response to depredation. It seems the system at least in part is working and we don’t need more people with guns aimed at wolves.”
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We’ve got plenty of coyotes around here but I think 30 lbs would be a big one. I’ve never heard of wolves in this part of the state but there have been rumored black bear sightings in the area.
We had a bunch of cats roaming the neighborhood. The cats used to get into my garage and piss on everything. One of them knocked a hand saw out of the rafters onto the hood of my wife’s car when I startled him.
Coyotes moved into our area. Most of the cats disappeared. Then the coyotes moved on to happier hunting grounds. At first I was a little happy about it. Now we have a bunch of mice, rats and moles. I think I liked the cats better.
Idaho issued permits last week for a limited number of wolves.
First “official” kill was today.
There is an appeal filed to stop the hunt... judge is “considering”...
I like how the enviros characterize 29 animals in 5 incidents by just two animals as mere depredation.
No dipstick, that’s spree killing, not killing to eat.
LOL! That would really get the eco nuts screaming.
I would say the wolves killing livestock means they are also killing deer and other game. Coyotes have done the same thing in other areas...
I read earlier there was two confirmed kills but maybe there’s more by now. I hope Judge Malloy turns it down, the nuts will file on them no matter what the wolf numbers are.
Yes, these two wolves are not killing to survive, they’re just killing.
Can we invite Sarah Palin too?
Well Palin’s name isn’t attached there will be no outcry...even from Ashley Judd...
Funny you mention Ashley Judd. Last night the wife had some Country Music Festival on, Naomi and Winona Judd sang a piece. Naomi doesn’t look good at all but we were talking about Ashley and her wacko animal rights, she’s really low on air on the animal thing.
And the fish and wildlife personnel talked real firm to them too, all to no avail because even though the wolves promised to behave, it was all a lie.
I swear, people in the Pacific Northwest get dumber every day.
"Dear predator: We urgently seek your cooperation in immediately considering the advisablilty of not taking advantage of the inability of those inadequately equipped to defend themselves against you whenever the desire to ingest them becomes overwhelming. Sincerely, C. L. Ulyss"
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