Restore wolf in balance with other wildlife Letters to the Editor The Arizona Republic P.O. Box 1950 Phoenix, AZ 85001 Editor: A recent Arizona Republic editorial inaccurately portrayed the motives of the Arizona Game and Fish Department in the recovery of the Mexican wolf in Arizona (“What are wolves supposed to do? Order a pizza?” August 4, 2014). Our Department has only one agenda on the Mexican wolf: to help this native subspecies recover to the point where it is in balance with man and nature. Arizona Game and Fish Department wildlife managers are the backbone of the Mexican wolf recovery field team. They’re in the field at high elevation, braving scorching summers and snowbound winters, performing high-risk activities such as low-level aerial surveys, wolf captures and handling operations. We have taken risks and invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in wolf recovery because it is work we believe in. The Arizona Game and Fish Commission has consistently reiterated its support for Mexican wolf conservation, managed in balance with other elements of the ecosystem such as deer, elk and other wildlife populations, and the people who live, work and recreate on the landscape. We’ve attached a drawing rendered by one of our biologists, Randy Babb, to illustrate our belief in the need for balance, and we reiterate our interest in working with all parties to achieve it as part of a successful wolf conservation program. To see what’s really being done to repatriate the Mexican wolf, read the special Mexican wolf edition of Arizona Wildlife Views magazine (wolfissue.azgfdportal/). Sincerely, Larry D. Voyles Director, AZ Fish and Game (Photo: Don Burkett; Drawing; Randy Babb) This cartoon was part of the letter the Fish and Game put in the paper. They are very upset that their plan was not accepted by the US Fish and Game. Wolves do not eat all the wildlife and AZ FISH and GAME have not helped the plight of the wolves. Their plan is to give people the right to kill more wolves. How would that help the low numbers of wolves? Unfortunately, AZ wildlife people dont seem to understand the wolves and its interesting the paper sees the wrongness of Fish and Game to the survival and plight of the wolves. It shines a light on the inadequacies of the managers and their childlike antics. It would have been better if they spent their time in efforts for wolves instead of the display they presented. The beautiful wolves are caught in the middle and are still waiting....
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:00:00 +0000
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