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FROM OUR FRIEND'S AND ALLIE'S. --- On Tue, 5/29/12, Wolves, Wolf Facts, Cougars, Cougar Facts, Coyotes, Coyote Facts - Wolves, Com: From: Wolves, Wolf Facts, Cougars, Cougar Facts, Coyotes, Coyote Facts - Wolves, Cougars, Coyotes Forever <rick.meril@gmail.com> Subject: Coyotes,Wolves,Cougars..forever! To: RANDAL_MASSARO@YAHOO.COM Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 4:46 PM http://coyotes-wolves-cougars.blogspot.com/)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #888; FONT-SIZE: 22px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none;">Coyotes,Wolves,Cougars..forever! The Red Fox population in Labrador, Canada has entered the rabies cycle again after seeing little of the dreaded disease since 2005..........While Coyotes can contract rabies, there never seems to be a widespread outbreaks in their population..........However, Foxes have always been a vector of the disease and area Vets say that the Arctic Fox seems to serve as a permanent reservoir for rabies and that this species of Fox tends to.infect the "Reds" in Labrador..........Fox numbers ebb and flow with the outbreaks which seems to be one of natures ways of controlling this canids numbers Posted: 28 May 2012 10:35 PM PDT Foxes fuel Labrador rabies fears By ALY THOMSON The Canadian Press; thechronicle.ca A red fox sits in the grass. A outbreak of rabies in Newfoundland and Labrador worries the province's chief veterinarian.            Newfoundland and Labrador's chief veterinary officer says a "significant" and widespread outbreak of rabies in Labrador is cause for concern.The province's Natural Resources Department has confirmed 16 cases of rabies in red foxes since January, 12 in Labrador City and Wabush. Prior to this year, the last confirmed case was in 2005. But chief veterinary officer Dr. Hugh Whitney said it's not only the number of cases that is worrisome, but also how widespread the disease is across Labrador."This one is quite a significant (outbreak)," said Whitney from his office in St. John's. "There are few places left on our map that it hasn't touched.""We have 15 cases, which is not a large number, but 15 cases over a very large geographic area suggests that it could really be 100 cases, could be 500 cases in reality." Whitney said that 10 people have been vaccinated for exposure to rabies this year for incidents ranging from bites to handling the carcasses. "Rabies is a significant concern because...we have the added problem that it affects all mammals. It can get into dog populations. Dogs can affect people or foxes can attack people," said Whitney, adding that the disease is preventable in humans, but needs to be identified.Whitney, the province's chief veterinary officer for more than 26 years, said the disease's seven-year absence is not unusual, as outbreaks run in cycles. But officials have little foresight, as a number of factors make it difficult to predict when the next outbreak will happen. The Arctic serves as a permanent reservoir for Canadian fox rabies, said Whitney. He said Arctic foxes bring the disease down into northern Quebec and Labrador and infect the region's red foxes. If the red fox population is high and food is scarce, the diseased animals will start moving away from the woods and into communities, he said. "So, for the years between 2005 and 2012... there could have very well have been an outbreak of rabies, but there wasn't enough foxes around for the foxes to actually come to the communities and exhibit the outbreak," said Whitney.Whitney said public education is paramount when dealing with an outbreak, as little can be done to prevent or eradicate it."We cannot influence the wildlife populations, nor their movement," said Whitney. Visit http://coyotes-wolves-cougars.blogspot.com

One of the ways of potentially limiting the number of wolves killed in Minnesota this coming Fall is to buy one of the 6000 hunting tags being offered up by the Dept of Ntl Resources.............If enough folks who did not want Wolves killed did this, then perhaps the 400 targeted Wolves to be removed from the population could be spared..................One hunter is going to do exactly that because as he saids below: " As a deer hunter who knows the value that wolves provide in culling deer herds of their unhealthy numbers, among other benefits for the soul, I plan to do just that" Posted: 28 May 2012 10:32 PM PDT Buy a wolf license to save a wolf By Karl Bremer;minnpost.com Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Evidently, the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association and a majority of the Minnesota Legislature—the parties responsible for ramming a wolf hunting season through the Capitol five years ahead of schedule. When the federal government removed gray wolves from the endangered and threatened species lists in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan in January, the wolf haters ramped up their bloodthirsty lobbying efforts for a 2012 season to start shooting them legally for the first time in Minnesota since the 1970s. The DNR states that "Minnesotans clearly value wolves. Public opinion surveys and attitudes demonstrated during development of the state's wolf management plan show people view the animal as ecologically important, scientifically fascinating, aesthetically attractive, recreationally appealing and significant for future generations. Only a small minority fear and dislike wolves or believe Minnesota would be a more desirable place without this apex predator." Yet it was that "small minority" that drove the legislature to start killing wolves this year rather than wait five years to see how the population stabilized after federal delisting, as the original plan called for. That same "small minority" has been shooting wolves illegally for decades and is now just looking for cover for their cowardly deeds. It's one of the few federal crimes that I hear people--including one state lawmaker--openly admit to committing. 'Pent-up enthusiasm' DNR Fish & Wildlife Director Ed Boggess told a legislative panel earlier this year: "There's been a pent-up enthusiasm, a pent-up demand to hunt wolves." It's not likely that "enthusiasm" is driven by a sudden popularity of wolf fur among hunters. And it's certainly not for their meat. The wolf season has little to do with protecting farmers from wolf depredation of livestock, either; they already are compensated for those losses. It has equally little to do with population management of wolves. According to the DNR, Minnesota's wolf population—the largest in the lower 48 states—has remained "relatively stable" at around 3,000 for the past decade without a hunting season. A total of 6,000 wolf licenses will be made available via lottery (5,400 hunting and 600 trapping/snaring); 95 percent will be sold to residents and 5 percent to nonresidents. A quota of 400 wolves will be allowed to be killed during the season. So the legal killing of wolves has been signed, sealed and delivered by the State of Minnesota, and the season is set. Nothing more that can be done about it, right? Well, perhaps. $34 to save a wolf? If you're willing to invest $34, you can buy a chance on saving one wolf's life. Simply enter the lottery for one of the 6,000 licenses—a $30 wolf license must be purchased to enter the lottery, which costs another $4—and if you win the right to kill a wolf, don't exercise it. There's nothing that requires you to use a wolf license just because you buy one. Since there's a cap on the number of licenses sold, every license that is won in the lottery but not used reduces the chances that the wolf kill quota set by the DNR will be reached. Ordinarily, this might be seen as unwise meddling in a scientifically-based hunting season. But there is nothing scientific about this wolf hunting season. It's a purely political response to satisfy the bloodlust of a vocal minority of wolf haters. A season on wolves is not necessary to maintain a desirable wolf population. In fact, the DNR hasn't even determined what Minnesota's maximum wolf population should be, only that it shouldn't fall below a winter population of 1,600. So if you think a season on wolves is one of the most idiotic things to come down the pike since a mourning dove season, step right up and invest $34 on a chance to buy a wolf a reprieve from the executioner. It may not stop the jackpine savages from shooting wolves altogether, but at least you'll get the satisfaction of making them work a little harder to "get their wolf." As a deer hunter who knows the value that wolves provide in culling deer herds of their unhealthy numbers, among other benefits for the soul, I plan to do just that. Visit http://coyotes-wolves-cougars.blogspot.com

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