ABOUT HUNTING
SPECIALTY TAGS
TEACHING KILLING
TO AN ELEPHANT SANCTUARY
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"Managing for the
enhancement of yields or
survival of one species
invariably affects others,
benefiting some, harming
some. In contrast, the
ecosystem approach
intentionally preserves
diversity, rather than
doing so incidental to
maximizing one or a few
kinds of organisms...
The underlying idea is
that an undisturbed
ecosystem will permit a
wide variety of organisms
to exist in a quasi-natural
balance with minimal
human subsidies...
Because human ecological
knowledge is incomplete,
there is great virtue in
letting nature take its
course rather than
intervening - action which
may be well-intended but
is sometimes misguided
or even heavy handed...
Most species in well-
designed ecological
reserves will maintain
abundance levels and
escape extinction
indefinitely without
species-oriented help, so
so long as they are not
deprived of feeding,
hiding and breeding
places, and are not
polluted, hunted or har-
rassed severly...
Providing sufficient tracts
of undisturbed land and
fresh water obviates
(prevents) the need for
heroic intervention to
prevent extinction. A
further advantage to the
ecosystem approach is
once land is purchased,
administering ecological
reserves is much less
costly than managing
species one by one."
"Biological Diversity,"
President's Council on
Environmental Quality,
Eleventh Annual Report
Wildlife Sanctuary or Hunting Farm?
Filed September 30, 1982
Each State Park or recreation area now in existance, and those which may be hereafter
designated as same, are hereby designated as game and wildlife sanctuaries, and it shall
be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, purse, catch or kill any wild bird or wild animal
in any of the places herein mentioned, unless specifically provided otherwise by regulation.
(This is one of fourteen Park Regulations, posted on the Oak Mountain State Park website; and said (by the website) to be 'posted in conspicuous locations' (at the park).)
"The sanctuary principal was adopted because a natural animal community cannot be maintained for public benefit,
education and enjoyment if hunting is permitted.
Where public hunting is a regular feature,
animals become so wary they are rarely seen by nonhunting visitors."
Victor Cahalane - former Chief Biologist of The National Park Service,
1981, National Parks Magazine
Rule No. 220-2-.134
Rule Title: "Special State Park Hunting Regulation"
Substance of Action: To provide for the rules of conduct for special state park hunting seasons.
Excerpt:
"(1) The following rules and regulations shall apply at any state park area authorized by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources for hunting:"
are actually referring to its theoretical role in managing a population
to produce more animals for the gun.
No one will be so rash as to claim that if there's no hunting
the population will grow to infinity or sink to extinction."
Dr. Wain Evans
Retired Assistant Director of The New Mexico
State Department of Fish and Game
of Pittman-Robertson Act
