THE WESTERNER

Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Reward for information about endangered red wolf killings

Six endangered red wolves have been shot in the last month in North Carolina, prompting the feds to advertise a reward made up of contributions from conservationist organizations. Scientists estimate there are less than 100 red wolves in the wild, and the species was declared extinct in the wild in 1980. After a reintroduction that has left the species on the endangered list, the wolf roams free only in a small section of North Carolina. It remains under federal protection. The combined reward is now up to $26,000 for information leading directly to an arrest and conviction in the cases. The money is made up of contributions from North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Red Wolf Coalition, Humane Society of the United States, and the Center for Biological Diversity...more

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: "scientists' estimate" that is always their first line of science.. the impossible population estimate. It is a known fact that it is impossible to get an accurate count on a fenced in herd of deer. The best they can do is come with 2/3 of the actual count. So go figure on how accurate the count is on Red Wolves in heavily forested landscapes. It's impossible!; 9:08 AM