AGFD and the Wolf

[DesertBull]

Did you see that the AZGFD have announced they are giving the Wolf program 5 more years to show progress or they will consider backing out?

 

 

Arizona Game and Fish Commission provides new guidance for wolf conservation

 

Oct. 10, 2008

 

State’s long-term participation contingent on revised approach, interagency cooperation

 

PHOENIX - The Arizona Game and Fish Commission stated its intentions about Mexican wolf conservation very clearly today, reiterating its support for wolf conservation, but mandating pursuit of Arizona-specific objectives and making continued support contingent upon cooperator progress in several key areas over the next five years.

 

At its regularly scheduled public meeting today, the commission directed the Arizona Game and Fish Department to pursue the objective of establishing an Arizona population of Mexican wolves that is a component of a larger “metapopulation” capable of sustaining itself in the long term.

 

It also directed the department to provide continued leadership in collaborative Mexican wolf conservation, but makes that involvement conditional on specific agency and partner actions and fundamental shifts in approach to wolf conservation.

 

“Achieving success in wolf conservation in Arizona is dependent on a number of factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission and Department. The federal rules of engagement need to be changed,” said Commissioner Jennifer Martin.

 

[AzTrapper]

Did you see that the AZGFD have announced they are giving the Wolf program 5 more years to show progress or they will consider backing out?

 

 

Arizona Game and Fish Commission provides new guidance for wolf conservation

 

Oct. 10, 2008

 

State’s long-term participation contingent on revised approach, interagency cooperation

 

PHOENIX - The Arizona Game and Fish Commission stated its intentions about Mexican wolf conservation very clearly today, reiterating its support for wolf conservation, but mandating pursuit of Arizona-specific objectives and making continued support contingent upon cooperator progress in several key areas over the next five years.

 

At its regularly scheduled public meeting today, the commission directed the Arizona Game and Fish Department to pursue the objective of establishing an Arizona population of Mexican wolves that is a component of a larger “metapopulation” capable of sustaining itself in the long term.

 

It also directed the department to provide continued leadership in collaborative Mexican wolf conservation, but makes that involvement conditional on specific agency and partner actions and fundamental shifts in approach to wolf conservation.

 

“Achieving success in wolf conservation in Arizona is dependent on a number of factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission and Department. The federal rules of engagement need to be changed,” said Commissioner Jennifer Martin.

 

Well I just spent a week in unit 27 and have to say the Wolf program appears to be a joke from what I saw! We had the "lucK' of seeing several packs of the so called wolfs some with collars some or most without. It was the first time I have seen Mexican Wolfs with spots or tri-colored I sure wish I had had a camera with me to take pictures of them so I could post them.

 

[DesertBull]

Did they come over and lick your hand and hump your leg?

[4Falls]

Then after 5 years there either declare it a success or add more years.... They are heavily invested in this.

[AzTrapper]

Did they come over and lick your hand and hump your leg?

 

No but almost every sound we played while calling had them respond, so trying to call bear was a waste of time so to speak.

[.270]

azgfd gets a big chunk o' change from the feds to stay involved. since they are no longer a wildlife management agency and are purely an accounting firm, they go where they money is. this entire program has been nothing but an expensive fiasco ran by "ecologists" with no real direction other than to run folks off the land. Lark.

[Snapshot]

I am not a fan of the wolf program, but I won't get into that. I think with the way the economy is going, that we may see other wildlife and nature programs that suffer from lack of federal funding, I hope not . But with the way Arizona government is sweeping funds from other departments, who knows????

[.270]

i honestly thing a little less of the style of management that seems to be prevalent these days would be a good thing for the wildlife. Lark.

[Snapshot]

i honestly thing a little less of the style of management that seems to be prevalent these days would be a good thing for the wildlife. Lark.

 

I agree, but the current formula of any state or federal level government is to take something simple and complicate it as much as possible.