BoG - Rossi to head wildlife division
- Game Board should listen to 500 residents, not 3 trappers
- State hypocritical in allowing Denali wildlife to be killed
- Alaska Board of Game candidate Mr. Al Barrette should NOT be confirmed by the Legislature.
- Alaska Legislature Plans $1.5 Million Astroturf Fight Against Endangered Species Act
- Alaska's War on Science Needs to End
- Resource Development, Wildlife: We Need Them Both
- Wildlife resources managed for pleasure, profit of a few
- Alaska's Wild Game is Farmed for Benefit of Outside Hunters
- State's Wildlife Management Relies Too Much on Dead Animals
- Intensive Management Practices Needed for Board of Game
- Helicopter Based Snaring and Bear Baiting Program in Unit 16
- Defenders of Wildlife / Board of Game Update
- Fish and Game Policies Reveal Another Corrupt State Agency
- Wildlife Cartel Represents Circumnavigation of Ethics, Truth
- Fish and Game is Doing Lousy Job Managing the State's Wildlife
- Fish and Game Should be Honest About Killing Wolf Pups
- Misuse of Public Funds?
- Outsiders' Propaganda is Bad Fuel for the Ol' Wood Stove
- Legislators hunting down Alaska rights
- Governor Blocks Right to Vote on Hunting
- Proposed Black Bear Hunts Reveal Renegade Board of Game
- Wildlife Massacre
- Stealth Bills Take Aim at Your Right to Vote on Game Issues
- Board of Game is going overboard in its support of predator control
| Resource Development, Wildlife: We Need Them Both |
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by Vic Van Ballenberghe There are countless examples across North America where wildlife populations, including endangered species, were harmed by poorly regulated development, contrary to Attorney General Sullivan's claim ("Developing resources won't harm wildlife," Dec. 13). I am sure Mr. Sullivan is a good lawyer but he lacks expertise as a biologist. Mr. Sullivan pledges lawsuits to stop actions designed to protect endangered species like the polar bear. He thereby demonstrates Alaska's intent to violate this nation's policy and statutes to protect and restore endangered species. He claims it's in the public interest to advance economic opportunities while preserving wildlife, but his lawsuits fail to consider what's best for wildlife. Mr. Sullivan's lawyers recently argued before the state Supreme Court that Alaska need not manage predators for sustained yield, contrary to the state constitution. If we scrap sustained yield management and endangered species protection, how much longer will our wildlife resources remain intact? Let's not pit wildlife against resource development. We need them both. |
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