Judge refuses to suspend Alaska's aerial wolf control program

AP ^ | 1/27/5 | MARY PEMBERTON

[SmithL]

ANCHORAGE -- An animal rights group failed to persuade a judge Thursday to immediately suspend Alaska's aerial wolf control program, which it likened to a slaughter.

Friends of Animals sought to have the program, authorized in five areas of the state, suspended until May 16 when the issue is scheduled for trial.

Superior Court Judge Sharon Gleason refused to issue a temporary injunction, saying she needed more time to review new concerns raised by Friends of Animals.

"It is essential to me to knock this wolf program out," said Priscilla Feral, president of the Darien, Conn.-based group. "It is a tremendous carnage."

Over the next few months, the state has set a goal of killing as many as 610 wolves, with the aim of increasing the number of harvestable moose.

Under program rules, teams are allowed to shoot wolves from the air in some areas but are required to land and shoot in others. In some areas, they can do both.

The judge said she would issue a decision after receiving written closing arguments Friday.

If the program is suspended now, even for a few months, the more than $1 million already invested in the McGrath area, where the program has a research component, will largely be lost,

[bill1952]

Well hell, why stop at Aerial interdiction?

Make them go hand to hand with them. Hand to paw?
After all, we do need more wolves...

[TYVets]

"Priscilla Feral, president of the Darien, Conn.-based group."

Another northeast liberal expert.

[oldenuff2no]

We have a native from WHERE????? Someone from BFE trying to tell everyone in Alaska how to run their state.
Go home, get a life, and mind your own backyard.

[ALASKA]

Aerial wolves can be a big problem. For one thing, they grow to be humongous up here. They swoop down and carry off pets, sit on telephone wires and snap them, and worst of all they can make a huge mess on your windshield. I am all for hunting aerial wolves.

[clee1]

These liberals just crack me up. They don't want any living thing killed for any reason; innocent unborn babies excepted.

[RedlegCPT]

Well put and I agree.

[RedlegCPT]

They are almost as big as the dumpster ducks.

[longun45]

How about we move the wolves to Darien, Conn.- and let them deal with them.

[farmfriend]

Rights, farms, environment ping.
Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from this list.
I don't get offended if you want to be removed.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!

[Carry_Okie]

"It is essential to me to knock this wolf program out," said Priscilla Feral, president of the Darien, Conn.-based group. "It is a tremendous carnage."

I must assume she's never seen wolves attacking grazing animals.

It is a tremendous carnage.

[RedlegCPT]

That will work, more moose for me :)