I thought this story of the threatened wolf population with its
interesting history was botoh interseting and important,
and I was glad to be given enough information that I could
respond with an email to Gov. Knowles's office.
Couldn't tell if this last posting meant the writer is tired of
seeing such governmental and corporate injustices to wildlife and
the environment, or just saying "I don't want to hear about it"--and
if so, for what reasons? I'm curious, but personally felt grateful
to know about this situation and be able to take even the smallest of
actions to protest. Charlotte
> Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 08:24:28 -0600
> From: Tim Hundsdorfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Fw: Open Season on Wolves
> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> X-To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Personally, I'm getting real tired of hearing about stories like this...
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: Wolfhawk.s Lady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Wolfhawk's Lady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 3:22 AM
> Subject: EMERGENCY!!!!!
>
> ALERT
> OPEN SEASON ON THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS WOLVES
> On August 10 the hunting season for wolves and their four month old pups will begin
>outside Denali National Park and Preserve, and on over half the lands on the inside.
>The bag limit is ten wolves f> This summer's hunt could result in the extinction o
f the world's most
> famous pack. The Toklat (East Fork) family was the first group of wolves studied in
>the
> wild, and the resulting book by Adolph Murie has become a classic. Even more
>remarkable,
> the Toklat wolves have been continuously monitored for over half a century, making
> them the oldest family lineage of wolves known to science. Dr. Gordon Haber, who in
>1966
> took over from Adolph Murie in researching the Toklat and other wolves of Denali,
>says,
> "I have felt a great sense of wonder in having personally watched this fascinating
>group since my arrival.
> They have a sophisticated family structure that provides invaluable insight about
>the dynamics of social systems in general".
>
> "Giving complete protection to the Toklat wolves also makes good economic sense",
>says Dr.
> Paul Joslin, wolf biologist and executive director of the Alaska Wildlife
> Alliance. "For more than 60 years the Toklat family has been seen by park visitors.
> 300,000
> to 400,000 tourists visit Denali annually. Studies have shown that the average
>tourist is willing to spend over $4,000 on a trip to Alaska that includes the
>expectation of seeing a live wolf.
> The Toklat wolves are the most viewed in the world. Considering that no wolf family
>has yet been given full legal protection anywhere in Alaska, protecting these wolves
>would have special significan> A precedent already exists for an animal that is mu
ch more abundant. The Denali caribou herd, which currently numbers about 2,500 head,
is protected both inside and outside the park and preserve, an> The Alaska Wildlife
Alliance has asked the park authorities to consider
> giving legal protection to the Toklat wolves when they are within the reserve, and to
> request the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) to take similar action
>whenever the pack
> moves onto state lands. The need for action is critical. This past year the Toklat
>wolves
> plummeted from 12 to two adults. Much of the decline occurred when they moved onto
>state
> lands where hunting and trapping was in full swing. The Alliance has also discussed
>the matter
> with Governor Tony Knowles and the ADFG in hopes that federal and state agency
>cooperation, coupled with public support, will result in swift action.
>
> We need your help. Please contact Stephen Martin, Denali Park
> Superintendent, P.O. Box 9,
> Denali Park, AK 99755, tel. 907 683-2294, fax 907 683-9612, and Governor
> Tony Knowles State
> Capitol, P.O. Box 110001, Juneau, AK 99811, tel. 907 465-3500, fax 907
> 465-3532, e-mail
> [EMAIL PROTECTED], and ask them to give the Toklat wolves full legal
>protection from both hunting and trapping.
>
> "If this family is destroyed", says Joslin, "along with them will go their
>traditional knowledge. New wolves moving into the area will not know where to den,
>where, when, and what to hunt, or what t> there is still a chance to keep the lineage
>going,
if we will just stop killing them".
>
> "I agree", says Joel Bennett, Alaskan representative for Defenders of Wildlife, and
>former member of the Alaska Board of Game. "To save these wolves is to put them on a
>par with saving the mountain > For more information, contact The Alaska Wildlife A
lliance, P.O. box
> 202022, Anchorage, AK,
> 99520, tel. 907 277-0897, fax 907 277-7423, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>
>
> Tim Hundsdorfer
> (303) 556-2770
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Aug 6 15:07:46 1998
From: "Brett and Kimberly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Steelmaker USX to pay $54.9 mln in pollution case
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 16:14:30 -0500
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