bears - nklr

[Ralph E. Hanson]

Talking about bears is almost a KLR issue, but I put a NKLR flag on this anyway. This came from a discussion group of environmental journalists. Thought you might all appreciate it. Before anyone starts saying "Environmental journalists are left-wing satanmongers," the person I got this from is retired Army, doesn't allow Jane Fonda movies in the house, and can't say "Bill Clinton" without getting ill. He also fed me excellent caribou chile at a tailgate. So let it go! Ralph

>Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 19:01:28 GMT >From: owner-sej-beat@... > >On Sunday, Oct. 8, Anchorage Daily News reporter Doug O'Harra writes about >black bears in Anchorage. His story includes this passage and quote: >"Imagine >that the driving force of your life -- the essential reason for existence, >your mission from God -- was to eat as much as you can and get as fat as >possible," said biologist Chris Kleckner, who followed (bear number) 756 as >part of graduate studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage. "If your >whole purpose in life is to be fat, what are you going to do? Eat a handful >of berries? Or a Big Mac?" >Sender: owner-sej-beat@... >Precedence: bulk >Reply-To: sej-beat@... > >O'Harra also writes that, "over the past 10 years, 90 black bears have been >shot as nuisances or hit by vehicles inside Anchorage's populated areas. >This >summer, more than 500 reports of bears roaming neighborhoods reached Fish >and >Game. As of Friday, a record 21 bears had been killed this year, including >14 >black bears shot "in defense of life and property," four struck by cars and >one hit by a train near Eklutna. In addition, two brown bears were killed. >'' > >There are video clips, too. >http://www.adn.com/nation/story/0,2360,201701,00.html (main story) >http://www.adn.com/nation/story/0,2360,201701,00.html (sidebar) > > >============================================================== >SEJ-BEAT is the electronic version of The Beat, a section of SEJournal, a >publication of the Society of Environmental Journalists.

Ralph E. Hanson 99 KRL 650 http://www.wvu.edu/~journal2