| Show WIDEl OPERATIONS TIO S URGED OX ON PREDATORY ATORY ANIMALS l Greatly extended operations arc es- es essential esi i sentil in tine the range ralle livestock states slates 1 JI Sf the problems in predatory animal control are to be bo solved sa says s 's Paul PaulG G G. G R chief chiet of ot the governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's bureau of or biological survey in reviewing the years year's campaign against the coyote moun mountain lain lion bear wolf and other killers losses sheep sheep- sable sible for the heavy I av mien men arid and nd cattlemen annually I Mr Redington estimates that predatory predator preda- preda annual j tor tory animals are taking an toll from livestock running into tho the millions r l' l During the fiscal year rear jl just St closed b 43 in federal state an and cooperative coop funds was spout spent In inn bringing J animals under control In III predatory I thirteen range states Of Ot this am- am amount nut 2 came canio f thorn the states stales and tho livestock associations willing to contribute r more than moral support to the thc work worl I That the livestock interests in the I states 3 infested w with th predatory animals animals animals ani ani- mals and haying harin large largo areas of public pub pith lic domain and national forest land look to the tho federal government for lor lormore more adequate and e il d n- n I li evident from tho annual resolutions of or livestock tock 01 organ as as ns well as correspondence i it from rom hundreds o or of stockmen says says' Mr Ir R lb 1 The bureau regards the coyote probably pl the most aggressive of or the predatory species This animal continues continues con con- I s to present the tJ major junior predatory preda preda- predatory tory animal problem m on western sheep theop and anti cattle lau ranges es The C coyote ote oteis 1 is developing an m ability to maintain himself In face of or advancing civilization civilization tion lion and I Is becoming wary o ot of ma mans man's s 's efforts t. t to bring about his his ton ion During the last fiscal year car Mr 11 niton on reports reports' i ta the the t total j num number iIi her ber of coyotes destroyed lestro ed r for r which skins or scalps were actu actually obtain obtain- cd was In addition iol he estimates estimates estimates esti esti- mates mat coyotes were were destroyed destroy destroy- ed cd by the widely scattered IJ prison poison ison but not recovered reco The Thc gray ra volt has been hr brought ht under control m with it h only e eleven een being r reported ported during the year The Tho toll WU of r red l wolves totaled 1 Hunters reported killing mountain lions 10 in Arizona This brin brings s tho the total number of m mountain lion lien killed in Arizona In Imi tw twelve lve r I I to no fl flIn In time the course of oft the year car it was was necessary to kill 21 G bears hears known i ibe tobe to tobe be preying upon livestock k The survey sur stir vet vey r hunters haunters ti do not put th the hear bear in a predatory atory class and amid give each bruin the benefit of oC the doubt until it is proved he is killin killing livestock t During During Dul Dur Dur- ing the year ear bobcats bobcats' and 40 I lynx ere verc tal taken en b by the government hunters The region where where predatory predatory rc con cori con control rol 1101 work has been pursued most aggressive aggressively aggressively ag ag- for at peri period C of fye years rs io- io re report o port reduced Ii livestock tock iss losses Forty Forty stockmen in ht sixteen counties in Otah report greatly reduced co coyote ote depredations as a result ar o the work of oC sUr survey sUry y hunters One county count in Orr Oregon gou ou reports an in increase in in sheep of ot more than per cent due entire entire- h v t to b the control of r coyotes In Texas Texa a n government t hunter bunter end ended ended ed eel the reign of ot a female wolf oJ that within a years year's time lime was rs charged ged with the destruction tion of ot 50 worth of ot registered sheep sheen and rind In gO l In another nu region two wolves olves r rc responsible ble for 2000 2000 loss In lock In twelve months mouths as well as a female hl l coyote o ote that had 1 caused t u used i J A I less of ot 3 1200 fell ell the 8 hunters I |
