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About a month ago,I was on the Watts Creek road with my grandson. We found bear tracks. Here is the cub but mama had been there too! Perhaps the best control we have on the effects of hunting on predator-human conflicts is California. In 1991 California voters passed an initiative that outlawed hunting of cougars. Today California has more cougars (about 6000) than any other western state,yet has the lowest per capita rate of cougar attacks in the West. In other words,in states where cougars are hunted so they presumably “fear man” there are far more cougar attacks on people than in California—even though California has more people,and more cougars than any other state—thus should,statistically speaking,have much higher per capita cougar attacks. California also has one of the lowest livestock losses in the West attributed to cougars as well suggesting that hunting is ineffective at reducing conflicts with ranchers—in fact the evidence suggests that hunting actually increases livestock losses in many instances. Read the full article. . . . →Read More:Hunting and Predators–does it work? Our National Forests provide critical habitat for our Mexican Wolves. The Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area includes public lands in both the Apache-Sitgreaves and the Gila National Forests. Those of us who work to ensure these magnificent creatures thrive need to be sure we work to protect their habitat. . . . →Read More:Travel Management Affects Mexican Wolves The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest has released its Draft Environmental Impact Study for Travel Management Planning. All of us who cherish quiet recreations and the conservation of our public lands need to stand up and be heard. The ORV industry is large and vocal. These motorized vehicles disturb wildlife habitat and natural vegetation,and destroy national monuments,parks,forests,deserts,and even archaeological sites. . . . →Read More:ORVs Impact on Environment The four Travel Management Alternatives recently released by the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests all fail to adequately protect the watersheds that White Mountain communities depend on. All of the Alternatives call for one stream crossing for every 1.2 miles of roads or motor vehicle trails with a third of the road mileage being within 300 feet of surface water. The White Mountain Conservation League has identified several other concerns about the off-road vehicle plan. . . . →Read More:Speak Up for Quiet Recreation and Healthy Watersheds One of the projects we have considered supporting is the Healthy Lands Project. The Healthy Lands Project (HeLP) began in 2003 to bring together public agencies and local citizen groups concerned with resource conditions and recreational use impacts on our public lands. The objective is to promote healthy habitats and ecosystems on public lands by collecting resource monitoring data for decision processes . . . →Read More:Healthy Lands Training in Tucson | |||||
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