Dear Friend of Isle Royale National Park:
I am writing to invite you to participate in upcoming open houses and webinars regarding the draft Environmental Impact Statement to Address the Presence of Wolves on Isle Royale. The public open houses will be held on February 14 and 15 from 4 - 6 p.m. A short presentation will start at 4:30 followed by a question and answer period and open house. The open house meetings will be held at the following locations: Duluth, Minnesota – February 14 at Pier B Resort, 800 West Railroad Street Houghton, Michigan – February 15 at the Magnuson Franklin Square Inn, 820 Shelden Avenue In order to maximize opportunities to learn more about the draft plan/EIS, webinars are scheduled for Thursday, February 16 from 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, February 21 from 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. For more information about the open houses and to register for the webinars, visit: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/isrowolves and click on the “Meetings” link. In addition to the open houses and webinars, you are invited to submit written comments at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/isrowolves. Comments may also be submitted through March 15, 2017 via regular mail or hand delivery at: Superintendent Phyllis Green, Isle Royale National Park, ISRO Wolves, 800 East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1896. As vital contributors to the planning process, we hope you take the opportunity to provide feedback, and if possible, join us at an open house or on a webinar. Thank you. Sincerely, Phyllis Green Superintendent, Isle Royale National Park
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How can we as humans be counted on or trusted to "MANAGE" our wildlife, when we as humans have ENOUGH of a hard time managing our OWN LIVES? How long has wildlife been around? A LOT longer than humans have! Wildlife keeps ever adapting because we force them to do so without choice! Why do we need to MANAGE something that has been around A LOT longer than humans and is STILL around now? How can we justify managing something that doesn't need to be managed?
The prospect was interesting to me so I dabbled into it a little, but basically this is all I could find out:
From 2014 - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3107327/posts?page=5 Answer: Apparently not according to this: http://westhawaiitoday.com/community-bulletin/no-plans-wolves-big-island Dear Friend of Isle Royale National Park:
I am sending this email to update you on the draft Environmental Impact Statement to Address the Presence of Wolves on Isle Royale (draft EIS). The draft EIS is now available at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/isrowolves. The draft EIS describes how park resources would be affected by the no action alternative and three action alternatives that involve the introduction of wolves to the island. The draft EIS analyzes the impacts of each alternative on the island ecosystem, wilderness character, wolves and moose of Isle Royale. Because your feedback is essential to the development of the EIS, we are asking for your thoughtful review and comments during the 90-day comment period, which concludes on March 15, 2017. For your comments to be considered during this review period, you must submit them online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/Isrowolves or hand deliver or mail them to the park at the following address, Superintendent Phyllis Green, Isle Royale National Park, ISRO Wolves, 800 East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1896. Please do not submit your comments in a reply to this message. The NPS will hold public meetings and webinars to discuss the draft EIS in February in the Houghton area as well as other sites in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Michigan. Dates, times and locations of these meetings will be announced in press releases, on the park’s website, www.nps.gov/isro , Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Isle-Royale-National-Park-127161610664143/ and at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/isrowolves. As vital contributors to the planning process, we hope you take the opportunity to provide feedback, and if possible, join us at a public meeting. Sincerely, Phyllis Green The USFWS and various NFP agencies confuse me so much! 1 minute they are either doing or promoting something positive for wildlife, the next minute they are sponsoring the controlled lethal management of wildlife!
Hopefully 2017 will see our combined efforts to help improve the status of wolves and other predators caught up in the war against wildlife! To me, it's not a matter of petty bullshit, it's a matter of doing what is right for wildlife, and we must not let anything prevent any of us from doing what we can for our wildlife!
Grey wolves are currently listed as a State Threatened Species and classifed as Federally Endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the entire Sate of Illinois. In addition, they are classified as Federally Endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service south of Interstate 80. Gray wolves were extirpated from Illinois before 1860. The IDNR is unaware of any self-sustaining populations or packs residing in Illinois, but they have documented that wolves are moving through and/or temporarily residing in the state.
To date, there have been eleven confirmed gray wolves in Illinois since 2000. Genetic information available from some of the wolves indicates that they came from the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment-most likely from Wisconsin. •A female wolf was killed by a vehicle in Grundy County in February 2015 •A female wolf was killed by a vehicle in La Salle County in December 2013. •A female wolf that had been radio-collared in Wisconsin was tracked into Stephenson County in December 2012. The radio-signal was not detected the following week. In March 2013, the wolf was found dead near Apple Canyon Lake in Jo Daviess County. •A female wolf was trapped and released in Whiteside County in December 2012. •A male wolf and a female wolf were killed in Jo Daviess County in 2011 about 4 miles apart. •A male wolf was killed by a coyote hunter in Kane County in 2009. •A male wolf was killed by a coyote hunter in Jo Daviess County in 2008. •A male wolf was killed by a vehicle immediately north of Chain O'Lakes State Park in Lake County in 2005. •A male wolf was shot in Pike County in 2005. •A male wolf was shot during a coyote hunt in Marshall County in 2002. Six of the eleven wolves were young males. Young wolves (3 years old or less) leave their native packs and may travel long distances to either try to establish a pack of their own or to join another pack. This is typical wolf behavior. It is likely that a small number of other wolves have passed through Illinois over the last decade on their way to surrounding states. Photos and/or tracks of these animals may exist, but without genetic information it is impossible to confirm whether these animals were truly wild (i.e., from Wisconsin) or perhaps wolf-dog hybrids kept as pets that either escaped or were released intentionally by their owners. The IDNR is interested in any information the public can provide about possible wolf sightings in Illinois. Please include specific location information. If available, please also send photos or track castings. Possible wolf sightings may be reported on-line at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/wildlife/sightings_report.cfm or the information may be sent to: Doug Dufford Wildlife Disease and Invasive Wildlife Program Manager Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife Resources 8542 North Lake Road Lena, IL 61048 Office Phone (815) 369-2414 Office Fax (815) 369-2128 E-mail: [email protected] SOURCE: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/wildlife/directory_show.cfm?species=wolf In regards to the Norway wolf situation:
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