"Collared wolves killed during predator control"

[Arctic Dave]

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game resumed killing wolves from helicopters this week in the Interior and immediately sparked controversy by wiping out a pack that included wolves collared for research by the National Park Service.

Read more: http://www.adn.com/2010/03/18/1189910/collared-wolves-killed-in-predator.html#ixzz0ieK4pz7S

Though times to be an animal in Alaska this week.

[Lorien]

1. Sounds like the predators that need to be controlled are at Alaska's

Department or fish and game. Slaughtering an endangered species is both illogical and immoral,

[Arctic Dave]

3. We need to kill the wolf so we can kill the animals that they are killing.

Makes total sense.

Famous line from a former governor, "We can't just let nature run wild".

[hex29a]

8. Walter "Wally" Hickel. I remember it well and thinking "what an asshole"

;-)

[Arctic Dave]

10. You are correct , sir.

[roguevalley]

9. they packed the board with hunters and guides. we voted this down

twice in referendum and they ignored us. republicans have no soul.

[Bryn]

2. Love the wolves

:cry:

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

4. Why the NEED to kill?

[Arctic Dave]

5. See post #3. :)

[roguevalley]

11. hunters and hunting. big fat asses from other places spend a lot

of money to come here and kill some cornered or baited animal. that's why. money

[dmr]

6. This is sad.

I thought of the wolves the other day when I read about NJ's Fish & Game is considering to legalize the hunting of feral cats.

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978106445

[Arctic Dave]

7. Cats? n/t

[jberryhill]

12. Can you eat them, or do you have to tag them and turn them in? /nt

[shockra]

13. But Sarah's dad told one of her fans...

That we don't shoot wolves from helicopters. Those pictures were from Russia!

http://palingates.blogspot.com/2010/03/chuck-heath-sr-to-little-billy-no.html

[smokey nj]

14. He knows that because he could see it from his backyard.

[Scout]

15. god damned fucking assholes n/t

[Mimosa]

16. How dare the animals presume they can live on this planet with the Palins? n/t