On February 7, 2017, Resolution 69 was proposed to Congress by Don Young. This resolution has the ability to upturn the previous federal law, which prevents hunters from using inhumane tactics to kill animals. These tactics include, but are not limited to: “[the d]enning of wolf pups, killing hibernating bears, spotting grizzly bears from aircraft and then shooting them after landing, and trapping grizzly bears and black bears with steel-jawed leghold traps and snares” (Pacelle). On April 3, 2017 Resolution 69 was signed by the president, officially creating Public Law No: 115-20 (Young). With this new law, more breeds of wolves and bears are likely to become endangered and even extinct. This law protects hunters’ inhumane strategies to slaughter …show more content…
In a statewide poll by Remington Research Group: 63% of voters opposed the practice of killing bears, wolves and coyotes in their dens with their cubs and pups, 30% supported these methods, and 6% were unsure of where they stood (Detrick). These statistics prove that the majority of Alaskans do not agree with what Public Law: 115-20 entails. Yet, despite the opposition to this law, it has been ratified. Young qualifies this bill by stating that "There's no sport hunters going to be shooting cubs and sows" (Martinson). This statement does not ease the worries of anyone who concerns themselves with the well-being of the earth and its …show more content…
The increase in large game give hunters more animals to kill. Wayne Pacelle, the president and CEO of The Humane Society, stated that “What the Senate did today should outrage the conscience of every animal lover in America.” This law will cause a decline in the animal populations across Alaska, making it so that less people can appreciate the natural beauty of the animals in their natural habitats. It is important to preserve as much of the earth’s wildlife as possible, since in the future they could disappear
This issue causes a lot of extreme behavior and ideas from both sides. Those who oppose it believe it to be morally wrong, unfair to the animals and damaging to the environment. Those individuals believe that it is the citizens' rights and a way to be involved in the environment. Hunting is the law and shall not be infringed upon. In defense of the hunters I believe that there are five main issues of concern.
And subsequently, new policies and laws are created to give people equal access to wildlife. The question regard conservation is very much alive today. And United State needs conservation of wildlife. And the Federal department responsible for conservation, department of the interior are under attack with President Trump new budget plan. So it’s important to keep pushing for better laws and policies to protect
The grizzly bear trophy hunt is an issue regarding the citizens of Canada who immorally hunt and kill grizzly bears for pride, thrill, and trophy. Many people question whether this is morally acceptable as hunters kill without a conscience. Grizzly bears are vital to Canada’s environment as they are essential to maintaining a healthy ecosystem. As keystone species, they regulate prey, disperse seeds of plants,and aerate soil to maintaining forest health. Due to the vulnerability and over-hunting of grizzly bears, Pacific Wild and many other non-profit organizations, are working to protect wildlife in British Columbia, especially the grizzly bear habitat.
This Is a letter regarding the joint resolution to remove federal troops from the citizens in the south. Personally, I believe that reconstruction should not end due to lack of political focus, failure of long-term racial integration, and failure in rebuilding the economics
The deer population has increased so much that in many areas, they suffer from chronic starvation. “Bucks only” laws passed years ago to help in re-establishing the dwindling deer herds now work against the deer by resulting in an overabundance of does. Even with the overabundance of does many hunters refuse to shoot a doe. They believe in the old saying, “It takes a doe to yield a buck.” This is entirely true but it ignores the basic law of nature that any piece of land, and the food and cover in it, can support only so much game. If the excess game is not harvested by hunters or killed by predators, nature will take over and exterminate enough animals as needed or more through disease and starvation. That’s why hunting is a much more humane means for a deer ...
...one has signed off on this plan before it went to Congress then it must be a good plan to manage the Grey Wolf population in the state. This is a highly controversial topic that will continue to be debated.
The U.S. Department of Interior’s, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was appointed to carry out the Act and given the task of managing the herds of wild horses and burros. Consequently, BLM’s management of wild horse herds has been highly criticized by animal rights activists, horse advocates, news media, as well as members of Congress. There have been numerous lawsuits filed against BLM regarding their management practices and their appalling wild horse round-ups. However, unimpeded BLM continues with the controversial issue of wild horse round-ups, resulting in the death and injury of many wild horses and burros. The vast majority of these round-ups occur in Nevada, where an estimated sixty percent of the remaining wild horse herds reside....
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We live in the human society that animal becoming extinct, more people hunting animal just for fun like animal is just another toy to people chase around until the animal exhaust and then kill them, animal they have feeling just like humans. If we have guns control law is most likely no hunting anymore, we don’t need to hunt animal for food to survive. Many people kill animal just for their skin and fur. If humans continue killing innocent animal is will cause extinction to many animal. States with hunting law are less
Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Act: S. 826: Program Design Options Overview and Mandated Provisions The Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Act was composed with the aim of improving and maintaining global biodiversity by addressing four critical issues: habitat loss, invasive species, and wildlife poaching/trafficking. The WILD Act addresses these issues through four provisions: 1) establishing the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prizes, 2) reauthorizing the Multinational Species Conservation Funds (MSCF), 3) amending the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA), and 4) reauthorizing the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (PFWP) (S. 826 - WILD Act, 2017). This memo outlines the key unresolved issues within the
Nicholas Kristof’s article “For Environmental Balance, Pick up a Rifle,” which appeared in The New York Times, attempts to convince the American people that deer pose a danger to humans by taking more lives each year than any other American mammal. He states that deer populations, unchecked by predators, are increasing in a way that is unnatural and are destroying the ecosystem in many parts of the country. The suggestion he makes to his readers is that we must kill deer to bring the population down in order to prevent so many human deaths. Kristof appears to advocate hunting without much concern for other alternatives. While he does include statistical data to strengthen his point, other types of support he provides could be considered irrelevant or biased.
Over the past several years, the gray wolf, native to the Wisconsin area, has been listed federally as an endangered species due to the graphic and horrific treatment they had received during the industrialization periods of America, when they were frowned upon and hated because they are predatory creatures and did, on occasion, attack livestock and pets. Because the government was encouraging the hunting, including bounties for the animals, the wolves were hunted to near extinction. However, now Wisconsin faces a new problem. With the reintroduction of the wolves to the state, and their continued endangered status federally, the population has increased well beyond expectations, reaching what could be considered a problematic state. A regulated hunt and a population control procedure has become necessary in Wisconsin to protect state's economic endeavors of game, wildlife, and agriculture, and also the wolves themselves, to keep them from overpopulating and facing starvation and lack of land.
From the perspective of economy, ecology, and environmental conservation, hunting is very important. Hunting is necessary to protect agriculture and the environment from animal pest or overpopulation. For example, wild boars tear up many farmers land causing many problems as well with the deer population growing eating away farmer’s resources. Also with the growth of white tail deer are damaging every landscape east of the Mississippi river. Unfortunately, the harm is very overlooked, and accepted as somehow “natural”. Over the last 30 years higher dear populations have made a more negative impact due to climate change. (“Is Hunting a Good Thing?”) Hunting was legalized in 1993 to help bring overabundant wild animal populations down. The legalization
A symbol of chivalry and valor, big game hunting has always been portrayed as one of the most noble sports that a man can partake in. But on the brink of extinction, many dwindling wildlife populations are starting to see the last of their kind walking the face of the earth and if we don’t dramatically reduce the threat of big game hunting, we might as well consider some species already extinct. Although many people have established arguments in which big game hunting actually preserves wildlife, the dramatic decline in the population of big game species says otherwise. All in all, illegalizing big game hunting would alleviate the the massive blows that these species have received towards their populations and enable their numbers to recover