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Volume 66, Number 4
May 15, 2012
Issued monthly by the
Wildlife Management Institute
edited by
Jodi Stemler
o...@wildlifemgt.org
In This Issue
Senate Committee Passes Farm Bill
Sportsmen's Bill Stirring Controversy
Fourth Human-Bear Workshop Draws International Crowd
Colorado, USDA Release Final Roadless Plan
Transportation Update
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LOBtH2ePZrPnHS8mEa1XWGaVm8XkurdvMb29XCuLTYbOYSAF> image of corn crops and
barn, Credit: Charles Knowles, Flickr
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LOBtH2ePZrPnHS8mEa1XWGaVm8XkurdvMb29XCuLTYbOYSAF> Senate Committee Passes
Farm Bill
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee approved their
version of the 2012 Farm Bill on April 26, according to the Wildlife
Management Institute. In an attempt to address federal deficit reduction, a
number of changes to current agriculture programs were incorporated in the
Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012
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into 13.
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Sportsmen's Bill Stirring Controversy
The Sportsmen's Heritage Act (H.R. 4089)
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of Representatives by a vote of 274 to 146 on April 17. Many groups are now
pushing for action in the Senate, however, the bill's momentum has created a
rift among some conservation organizations. While many sportsmen's groups
are touting the bill's importance to entrench hunting, fishing and shooting
on federal public lands, others claim the bill is unnecessary and could
undermine wilderness protection, reports the Wildlife Management Institute.
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inhTvuuxkCTDEqc=> image of Brown Bear, Credit: rofanator, Flickr
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inhTvuuxkCTDEqc=> Fourth Human-Bear Conflict Workshop Draws International
Crowd
Over 300 scientists, managers and educators from three continents met in
Missoula, Montana, on March 20 - 22 for the Fourth Human-Bear Conflict
Workshop, reports the Wildlife Management Institute. World-renowned bear
expert John Beecham described human-bear conflict today as, "An
international problem involving all eight species of bears." Wildlife
professionals at the conference represented North America, Europe and Asia
and shared information about effective techniques to address conflicts
ranging from damage to crops to attacks on people in places as different as
Florida and the Canadian Arctic, or the Carpathian mountains of Slovakia and
Karuizawa, Japan.
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Grande National Forest, Colorado, Credit: Jimmy Emerson, Flickr
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LwCNBCIN5XdVF6RVI5wZufDq-q25l5CYaK--5ox3hYDMUcQsA3G033eJfqs=> Colorado, USDA
Release Final Roadless Plan
On May 2, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Colorado Governor John
Hickenlooper announced the release of a plan for the state's roadless areas.
The Colorado Roadless Rule provides protection for 4.2 million acres on
eight national forests in the state. Of those, 1.2 million acres will be
classified as "upper tier" with more restrictive rules then the 2001
Roadless Rule, according to the Wildlife Management Institute. However, the
plan also reduces protections on the remaining acreage and keeps a small
percentage of lands open for ski resort expansion (8,000 acres) and for
temporary roads to allow venting for existing coal mines (19,000 acres).
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Transportation Update
A conference committee has begun work on developing a final Transportation
bill after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a temporary extension
that is conferenceable with the Senate-passed bill
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QWDr> . Opening statements for the conference committee began on May 8 and
staff will be negotiating policy provisions to develop a compromise bill
before the current extension expires on June 30, reports the Wildlife
Management Institute.
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