Posted on 12/10/2012 2:32:15 PM PST by marktwain
SALT LAKE CITY — She was an alpha female known as 832F to scientists, but lovingly called " '06" by local tourists, after the year of her birth. She was the most famous wolf in all of Yellowstone National Park, and led the Lamar Canyon wolf pack.
832F wandered outside of the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park Thursday, where she was shot and killed — legally — by hunters in Wyoming. That was made possible by recently-passed federal and state regulations that allow the killing of wolves as game.
The changes have made headlines and caused controversy, with hunters and ranchers treating wolves as a threat to be eliminated, while conservationists and scientists are alarmed by the hunts that come so soon after wolvers were re-introduced into the area in 1995.
832F is so named because she was a research wolf. Scientists had fastened a $4,000 collar to her neck with GPS tracking technology that allowed them to track her movements and better understand both her habits and the life of the pack.
832F was also popular with tourists because of her immense size and ability as a hunter. Park wildlife experts said that she could take down animals on her own, according to the New York Times. Wolf advocates said that she was a devoted mother to her cubs as well as being leader of a relatively large pack.
She's the latest in a series of collared research wolves shot by hunters, with four being killed in the last few weeks.
Marc Cooke with the group Wolves of the Rockies alleged hunters were targeting collared animals, either for bragging rights or out of spite for wolf restoration in the Northern Rockies. Shooting a collared wolf is not illegal if it's done within state hunting regulations.
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Wolves were reintroduced by liberals in an effort to impose gun control. One of the strong arguments for private firearms is that hunting is a more humane way of controlling the ungulate (deer, elk, moose) population than starvation and disease. The liberals could care less about elk and moose. What they want is complete control of all firearms in our country. Liberals don’t have any problem with guns as long as they get to decide who the guns are pointed at. Wolves were reintroduced to reduce the ungulate populations to the point where hunting would have to be stopped. Then, they would start asking what people needed rifles for. They’re clever rats.
Obama’s Fault!
You’re right, he gave her the Obamaphone, and tied it to her neck.
Wolves hammer our moose in the winter, bears when they calve in early June. I actually see wolf tracks on my wood lot trail behind the house. We had wolves in our garbage cans 2 years back at 3 in the morning; when I set up game cam, they never came back. I’m the last one that wants all the wolves gone, just need responsible wolf control as the standard of game management. Fed park rangers all say if visitors don’t hear & see wolves; they ain’t doing their job; I want to see moose myself.
“Obamacollar”. Wolf also got 250 minutes and free texting...
Truth be known, the wolves can probably do that.
Not only that but it is legal (at least in Idaho) to hunt them by tracking the radio signals from the collar.
“Spandex on the joggers, bicyclers and hikers is not a wolf or cougar repellent.”
Question: What do apex predators call Spandex-Nazi’s (AKA bikers?
Answer: Meals on wheels.
“Hunters out calling up Elk are now finding themselves confronted by these monsters.”
In the case of Fang v. Gunpowder, bet on gunpowder.
Smart wolves learn to go towards birders tweeting up rare birds. Birders don’t usually carry guns, and are usually possessed of a higher fat content (’specially between the ears).
“Shooting a collared wolf is not illegal
Not only that but it is legal (at least in Idaho) to hunt them by tracking the radio signals from the collar.”
How much more does the taxidermist charge to pull the battery and attach the collar to the wolf rug?
“Scientists had fastened a $4,000 collar to her neck with GPS tracking technology that allowed them to track her movements and better understand both her habits and the life of the pack. “
Professor, There’s something odd here. 832F was loping along then all of sudden stopped for while. Now she’s doing 70mph down the highway.
It was THE BEST collar I have ever had, before or since, and located on the best coat I have ever had.
It kept me warm, it kept the wind out of my face, and it would never ice up the way that cheap faux fur collar coat does.
I LOVE wolf collars!
The left loves them because they earn no money and employ nobody.
The left loves them because they earn no money and employ nobody.
Well if she’s that famous I would at least have that one mounted out of respect. Damn another taxidermist bill!
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