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14 World Bears word search P O L A R S P E C T A C L E D H E B A M L R P M K U C A Q S E O H L N E H I C E U R A S I A N K I U C R K L I I B S N K N H A K M E X I C A N G R I Z Z L Y M A A K S C O N N R O D E K I N A I L A I A E K A I N H F E N O R D A M B N O A M Z Z Y O R G S S O Y C E B S N O Z P B R M P L I A A H R L A S N L A R M O A P C I N A I A N L R Y K I O D N U A L G T A C I O E I I D S E D R N S O K N K A T L A S Y A F A U R S B A L U C H I S T A N L S B N U I A A B E R G M A N S Y R I A N K E U R O P E A N K O D I A K A AMERICAN BLACK CINNAMON KERMODE BALUCHISTAN FORMOSAN PAKISTAN ATLAS BERGMANS BLUE EURASIAN EUROPEAN GOBI GRIZZLY HIMALAYAN HOKKAIDO KAMCHATKA KODIAK MARSICAN MEXICAN GRIZZLY SIBERIAN SYRIAN QINLING PANDA SRI LANKAN SLOTH SUN POLAR URSID HYBRID SPECTACLED www.scinw.com
j olf Plan Update and Legislative News On December 3, 2011 the Wildlife Commission adopted a Wolf Conservation and Management Plan for the State of Washington with some significant changes from the plan as it was originally presented to the Commission. The original plan as presented was totally unacceptable to the hunting community. First, and I believe most significantly, is that changes were made where the time to state delist wolves were short‐ ened. Once wolves hit 15 breeding pairs, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), could start the delist‐ ment process, although it could not be presented to the Commission or adopted until wolves hit 15 breeding pairs for three consecutive years. This is a change from the original plan where the delistment process could not even start until after there were 15 breeding pairs for three consecutive years. This change will save two years from when wolves could be state delisted from the original plan. Another significant change is that if wolves hit 18 breeding pairs wolves can be state de‐ listed. Another big concern about the plan as originally presented was inadequate reaction time to declining ungulate populations. Changes where made where WDFW could address declines in ungulate populations more quickly. Changes where also made in the distribution of the number of breeding pair in the three wolf recovery regions that weren’t as rigid. Also increased uses of lethal control were adopted. I don’t want to sound that it was all peaches and cream. The plan also has some very significant flaws. The con‐ cerns that SCI presented of there being no target numbers and maximums for the number of wolves were not ad‐ dressed. The Hunters Heritage Council wanted the number of breeding pairs reduced from 15 to ten and that did not hap‐ pen. The plan needed even more significant changes to address ungulate decline, issues that concern livestock producers were woefully under‐addressed, and the use of lethal control needed to be strengthened from the plan that was adopted. The Commission also said that the plan was a “starting point” and was open for review and changes while wolves grow in our state. There will be some important legislation that concerns the hunting community in the next session of the Legisla‐ ture. The cougar pilot program concerning the use of dogs for hunting cougars will be re‐introduced as it failed passage the last session of the Legislature. There will also be legislation for the state to sell NRA license plates and the funds raised will go hunter’s education. Legislation will be introduced to make the wolf a big‐game species. All of this legislation is impor‐ tant to the hunting community. 15 Sincerely, Mark Pidgeon Government Affairs SCI ‐Northwest Chapter Government Issues www.scinw.com
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