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Wildlife Techniques Under Review After Animal, Human Deaths
Source: Wildlife Management Institute
A series of unrelated incidents that left grizzly bears, mountain goats and a Wyoming man dead has caused a review of some wildlife research projects, reports the Wildlife Management Institute. The U.S. Geological Survey's Northern Rocky Mountain Science Office has temporarily suspended trapping operations for its grizzly study after a man was mauled to death by a mature male bear that had been tranquilized earlier in the day. In addition, Glacier National Park has temporarily halted a University of Montana mountain goat study after two male mountain goats died in mid June after being darted by researchers.
In Wyoming, a 70-year old man was killed on June 17 by a grizzly bear just after the bear was tranquilized during a research project conducted by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee. The adult male bear had been snared, tranquilized and fitted with a radio collar before being released. Reports indicate the man was curious about the research operation and, despite verbal and posted warnings, hiked into the trapping location and likely surprised the bear. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grizzly bear coordinator, Chris Servheen authorized the killing of the bear if it could not be captured because experts could not definitively determine whether the animal's actions were natural and defensive or aberrant and unusually aggressive. The bear was shot and killed on June 19. "We regret the whole idea of having to remove a bear, but we just wanted to be sure," Servheen said. "We try to do everything we can to minimize the risks. But we can't protect ourselves against people who ignore every warning we give, and we can't protect people against themselves. The whole thing is regrettable, just one tragedy followed by another"... Click Here To View The Entire Article |
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Black bears may escape Gulf oil contamination, experts hope
Source: NatGeo News Watch BY: Jordan Schaul
Daily reports and aerial footage of the direct impact of the oil spill on marine ecosystems draws anger, outrage, sadness and much hopelessness among those of us removed, but tuned into the news updates coming out of the Gulf Coast region. Certainly, much more heightened emotion is elicited among those directly affected by the fallout of this ecological catastrophe. But floating carcasses of bottlenose dolphins, growing numbers of oiled brown pelicans, northern gannets and sea turtles, and concerns over the health of shellfish and pelagic fisheries impress upon us how broad in scope and real this ecological tragedy is, and it is all the result of a single off-shore oil leak.
What may make this more insidious is that the impact on non-aquatic or non-surface water habitat and species is not so easily comprehensible or obvious or certain.
The wildlife that inhabit regions in the trajectory of the oil leak may not be particularly affected by the contamination in the short-term, but if anything, the Gulf Coast disaster may draw attention to some surprising umbrella species that live within the region...
Click Here To Read The Article In Full NWHS NOTE: Dr. Jordan Schaul contributed this article to NatGeo News Watch and is a member of National Wildlife Humane Society's Wildlife Advisory Council. Click Here To View Jordan's NWHS Bio and Zoopeeps Blog Link |
BP finally stops oil spewing from Gulf gusher
Source: ABC Houston By: AP
After 87 days and up to 184 million gallons, BP finally gained control over one of America's biggest environmental catastrophes Thursday by placing a carefully fitted cap over a runaway geyser that has been gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico since early spring.
Though a temporary fix, the accomplishment was greeted with hope, high expectations and, in many cases along the beleaguered coastline, disbelief. From one Gulf Coast resident came this: "Hallelujah." And from another: "I got to see it to believe it."
"It's a great sight," said BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles, who immediately urged caution. The flow, he said, could resume. "It's far from the finish line. It's not the time to celebrate"...
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