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 Geplaatst: 29-06-2020 03:22:28 Onderwerp: puma slides |
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The best available statistics are ambiguous. Of about 65 puma slides documented puma attacks in the U.S. since 1890, 50 have come since 1970, when wild pumas began receiving state and federal protection in key habitats. Of the 12 fatal attacks, eight came after 1970. But exotic pet-keeping began booming at about the same time. The number of roadside zoos and private breeding facilities multiplied exponentially during the 1970s, stocked by animals deemed genetically redundant by accredited zoos who after the 1973 passage of the Endangered Species Act began sharply reducing collections and organizing Species Survival Plan breeding protocols.
Initiatives to ban baiting bears, spring bear hunting, and hunting bears and pumas with dogs have recently been approved by voters in Colorado and Oregon. Opponents of the Oregon measure are now circulating repeal petitions. Other campaigns to protect bears and/or pumas are underway puma fenty in New Jersey, Michigan, Washington, and the Canadian province of Ontario. To an extent, such campaigns bring more coverage of bear and/or puma incidents because the political aspect gives them broader news value.
But reporters who aren't familiar with wildlife issues, or who are on the "outdoor" fenty by puma beat to serve a hunting audience, often accept scare stories from wildlife agencies with insufficient attention to other expert views as to just what happened. For example, Jaclyn D'Auria of Associated Press reported from New Jersey on June 6, "State wildlife officials say they have been bombarded with complaints about black bears. The hungry bears are knocking down garbage cans, destroying bird feeders and beehives, even killing livestock and family pets.
" Her story came in the wake of the May 21 introduction of New Jersey assembly bill A. 2016. Stating "There shall be puma thunder spectra no open season on black bears," the bill is sponsored by assembly member Kevin O'Toole. "The make-the-bears-villains' machine is out in force," sighed Stuart Chaifetz of the New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance. "In the past two days there have been front page stories in the two biggest New Jersey newspapers about bears. There was not a word from our side. It was all Fish and Game and a family that had a run-in with a bear.
Each bear incident, however, becomes more understandable, and since black bears in particularly rarely want either to fight us or eat us, the issue becomes ecological adaptation, including mutual accommodation, rather than terrified human against unpredictable slavering beast. In Michigan, Citizens United for Bears on May 29 iled petitions bearing 341,075 signatures with the Michigan Bureau of Elections, needing verification of 247,127 to place a measure barring the use of bait and dogs in bear hunting on the November 5 ballot. On May 30, the Michigan Senate ratified a bill to remove public authority over hunting.
Under SB 1033, "The Director of the Department of Natural puma football boots Resources shall have exclusive authority to regulate the taking of game." The Michigan House was to vote on the bill on June 19, just after ANIMAL PEOPLE went to press. In Ontario, the Animal Alliance of Canada prepared to fight BEAR HYSTERIA!!! by commissioning a major public opinion survey about six months before moving ahead with a campaign to ban baiting and use of dogs, formally announced on April 16. Interviewing 1,002 Ontarians, Insight Canada Research found in October 1995 that 71% oppose recreational bear hunting in any form; 77% [img]http://www.simplypotterheads.com/images/lose/puma fenty-286dtd.jpg[/img] oppose baiting; and 79% oppose promoting hunting to non-Canadians. |
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