8/11/2011
PRONGHORN DEER AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
RE: "Loss of deer, anelope seen" Aug. 9 news story
Once again, The Post leads with a story which seems little more than a press release from the National Wildlife Federation. The writer credited with this anti-energy development piece should have done a little more investigating. The story claims the pronghorn herd north of Maybell has dropped from 2,800 to 1,000 in the last 30 years. Perhaps if the writer had looked at the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife "2011-2012 Big Game Hunting in Northwest Colorado" publication, he'd have seen these facts: The pronghorn herd in game management unit 3 (plus the surrounding units) has a population well over 10,000. Maybe some decline has occurred in a single area, but those look like a pretty healthy herd of pronghorn to me. The old axiom, "Figures don't lie, but liars figure," must surely still hold a place in journalism, even if some cannot understand the figures or the liars.
Roy Poole, Arvada
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8/13/2011
THE CONSEQUENCES OF VOTER-BASED WILDLIFE POLICY
RE: "Loss of deer, antelope seen; Study links sharp declines in Colorado's northern mountains to drought, growth, energy drilling," Aug. 9 news story
Clearly, the decline of northern Colorado deer and pronghorn populations is a complicated equation. In addition to habitat loss, drought, invasion of weeds, residential construction, and oil and gas development, researchers should include one key word in the investigation. It is spelled C-O-Y-O-T-E-S. Since the 1996 passage of Amendment 14 to the Colorado Constitution, essentially the ban on trapping and the decline of fur prices due to the anti-fur movement, there are simply more predators in the ecosystem. The regional director for the National Wildlife Federation is quoted in The Post as saying, "We're starting to see some consequences of our actions," and "We need to do something in a hurry." Unfortunately, in modern times, the conviction of society is a dictatorial sovereignty over biological reality. To overturn Amendment 14 and turn the fur market around is virtually impossible. Logical and efective wildlife management practices by the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife have been dissolved by Colorado voters. In the future, especially in the presence of sound wildlife management practices, voters should consider destiny of their conviction.
Don Lo Faro, Edwards
PRONGHORN DEER AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
RE: "Loss of deer, anelope seen" Aug. 9 news story
Once again, The Post leads with a story which seems little more than a press release from the National Wildlife Federation. The writer credited with this anti-energy development piece should have done a little more investigating. The story claims the pronghorn herd north of Maybell has dropped from 2,800 to 1,000 in the last 30 years. Perhaps if the writer had looked at the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife "2011-2012 Big Game Hunting in Northwest Colorado" publication, he'd have seen these facts: The pronghorn herd in game management unit 3 (plus the surrounding units) has a population well over 10,000. Maybe some decline has occurred in a single area, but those look like a pretty healthy herd of pronghorn to me. The old axiom, "Figures don't lie, but liars figure," must surely still hold a place in journalism, even if some cannot understand the figures or the liars.
Roy Poole, Arvada
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8/13/2011
THE CONSEQUENCES OF VOTER-BASED WILDLIFE POLICY
RE: "Loss of deer, antelope seen; Study links sharp declines in Colorado's northern mountains to drought, growth, energy drilling," Aug. 9 news story
Clearly, the decline of northern Colorado deer and pronghorn populations is a complicated equation. In addition to habitat loss, drought, invasion of weeds, residential construction, and oil and gas development, researchers should include one key word in the investigation. It is spelled C-O-Y-O-T-E-S. Since the 1996 passage of Amendment 14 to the Colorado Constitution, essentially the ban on trapping and the decline of fur prices due to the anti-fur movement, there are simply more predators in the ecosystem. The regional director for the National Wildlife Federation is quoted in The Post as saying, "We're starting to see some consequences of our actions," and "We need to do something in a hurry." Unfortunately, in modern times, the conviction of society is a dictatorial sovereignty over biological reality. To overturn Amendment 14 and turn the fur market around is virtually impossible. Logical and efective wildlife management practices by the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife have been dissolved by Colorado voters. In the future, especially in the presence of sound wildlife management practices, voters should consider destiny of their conviction.
Don Lo Faro, Edwards
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