Alaska Resumes (Aerial) Wolf Hunts Over Protests

FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- State officials have begun issuing permits for aerial hunters to kill wolves in parts of Alaska in an effort to boost moose and caribou populations.

The first pilot-gunner teams killed four wolves last week after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game began issuing the permits earlier this month. More hunters are expected to take to the air beginning Wednesday.

Officials want to cull about 500 wolves in various parts of the state to control their numbers this winter. Alaska's wolf population is estimated at 8,000 to 11,000 and hunters and trappers kill an average of 1,500 a year, officials said.

The aerial hunting program is being met with protests by several wildlife advocacy groups.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-wolf-control,0,7684359.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

is there a petition we can sign?

feel like i woke up in the netherworld

shooting an animal from the safety of the air.

God...

:grr:

Perhaps we could kill two birds with one stone....the F-16's in New Jersey apparently need a better place to train than elementary schools

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-nj--schoolstrafed1127nov27,0,7600129.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

, and at the same time we got all those wolves that need killing in Alaska...sounds like a match made in heaven?

that some pilots shoot at whales for fun. I don't know if this is true.

...to boost moose and caribou populations, they destroy their natural predator? Oh wait, then there will be a moose and caribou OVERPOPULATION problem, then they'll have to HUNT them too?

Freakin' makes me sick.

Here's some information on what you can do:

*Warning Graphic photos*

http://www.kerwoodwolf.com/STOPAERIALSLAUGHTER.htm