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Show MOUNTAIN TIMES Reward for Taxidermist YELLOWSTONE — A taxidermist from Salt Lake received a $7,500 reward for turning in another Utah man who _ poached one of Yellowstone’s most well-known elk in Environmental 1993; Norman Joe Shafer ties after Chad Beus, 24, brought the elk’s antlers them mounted. Shafer nized the antlers from a cle. Beus was charged and Capsules WHO’S called authoriSalt Lake City, to him to have said he recogmagazine arti- of poaching, a misdemeanor. News ON convicted He also FIRST? was convicted of felony witness tampering after trying to convince a com- panion to take credit for the killing. Two years ago, Beus was fined $20,000 and ordered to pay an addi- WASHINGTON — Contradicting an earlier US Forest Service report, the White House now says that the agency lost $234 million more than it made by allowing logging in national forests. The report, which was sent to Congress, said the Forest Service subsidizes the timber industry by spending more on timber-program costs than it takes in revenues. From Oct. 1, 1994 to Sept. 30, 1995, the report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers states that the Forest Service collected $616 million but spent more than $850 million. By contrast, the Wilderness Society plans to log 850,000 acres of some of the most pristine land on the globe for old-growth southern beech trees. It bought the land for about $51 an acre That compares to about $30,000 an acre [fo r land with old-growth forest in Washington r0inNG company Although the logging hailing the project, Chilean environ mentalists are calling it completely unacceptable In Washington, no com pany has a worse environmental repu tation than Trillium, known for its large clearcuts. tional $10,000 restitution. Forests Lose Big Bucks Magellan, named the island Tierra del Fuego — the Land of Fire — because aboriginal people kept fires burning to stay warm in the cold southern clime The island remains much the same as Magellan first found it But not for long, Trillium Corp conservation group said that by its count, during the same period the logging of the national forests cost tax- payers $398 million. Coffee Killing Songbirds WASHINGTON — The burgeoning popularity of coffee is having a tremendous impact on populations of songbirds that winter in Central and South America. The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center reports that the trees songbirds live in are being cut down to expand coffee plantations. Populations of these US migratory birds are being decimated along with the shade trees. Without the fruit, insects and shelter of the trees, many birds die. Those that survive often lack the energy to reproduce Among the hardest hit, are the ori ole, which has declined by 20 percent in the past decade. But worse, almost 33 percent of the wood thrush population has been killed off in the past 18 months, according to the National Biological Service. Logging the Land of Fire SEATTLE — A Bellingham, Wash.based company is about to begin a huge logging operation on Tierra del Fuego, an island at the far southern tip of South America. The first European to sail around the continent's southern tip, Ferdinand Bears and French Vanilla TUCSON — Pat ty Thomas has been convicted of feeding Baskin-Robbins French Vanilla ice cream to bears outside her Mount Lemmon cabin She was sentenced in Pima County to 65 hours of public service and wa placed on a one-year probabtion. Ii she does not feed any wildlife over th next 12 months, the conviciton will be set aside Thomas’ attorney argued that she had not fed French Vanilla to the bears but simple had put out a bucket of water for them. But Arizona Game anc Fish officials carried the day as she pleaded guilty to the charge. GET WILD!: Explore Utah’s diverse wildest half-hour on TV. Saturday of each month rocks, KUED and the backcountry, learn about to ensuring your safety. wildlife and rich array of recreation opportunities in the Don’t miss UTAH WILD, a fact-filled series airing the last at 7:30 in the morning. From the mountain tops to the red Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will explore Utah’s wildlife, and get tips on everything from taking better photos Grab your coffee and tune in before embarking on your own Utah adventure. SATURDAY, MARCH 29, AT 7:30 A.M. TV worth watching. FNANANANANZANZANZANZANZNZANZ PAGE 15 en SVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAY, ee |