When the Vail Ski Resort announced an expansion of trails into possible lynx habitat, the radical animal-rights group Earth Liberation Front (ELF) torched five buildings and four ski lifts in protest. The Oct. 18, 1998, fire caused $12 million in damage and was the largest act of eco-terrorism in the United States. No arrests were made, and the statute of limitations expired in October.
In protest? Am I being petty, or is there something wrong with this choice of words?
This past summer, ELF planted spikes in hundreds of trees to sabotage a timber sale and protect the lynx and spotted owls in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest — one of the forests where the false samples were planted.
This isn't the first time forestry officials have encountered questionable studies to identify the presence of lynx in the Northwest.
Why have the feds not succeeded at arresting any of the ELF terrorists? Why have they not considered eliminating or revising the statute of limitations, so as to preclude the ability of criminals to get off scot-free, simply by evading capture for a certain amount of time?
And how can a government agency cite "privacy concerns" as an pretext for concealing (not to mention, failing to prosecute!) the identities of criminal employees?
Thanks for bringing that up. In that case, the evidence of the Lynx is based upon sighting a pawprint in 1976.
Also, you can take satisfaction in knowing that the insurance built a bigger, better Two Elk Lodge.
Unfortunately, Vail Resorts is suffering from greedy mismanagement. The CEO of Vail Resorts and the President of Vail Associates have taken millions in stock options while rescinding the pay raise for the staff because of 9/11/01. This while they fired just about every supervisor I know and replaced them with lower paid people from another ski area. I hope the stock tanks.