| Show Four Species Nearly Extinct Gun Club Hears I Four species of animals and birds are near extinction Ly Ly- Ly Lyman man Merkley reported to the Vernal Rod and Gun Club meeting Monday SPEAKING as wildlife representative to the Bureau of Land Management Advisory Board Mr Merkley said he learned the Utah prairie dog the black footed ferret the great sand sandhill sandhill hill crane and the Aborts Aberts squirrel are near extinction Reve vegetation Re-vegetation of public lands effects effe ts of interstate road sy sy- sy systems stems on wildlife and live live- livestock stock were among topics reo re- reported ported from the meet ing held a week earlier in Salt said Lake City Mr Merkley said A REQUEST that the utah Fish and Game Department schedule two big game meet meet- meetings ings in this area was urged of the Gun club by Dale Jensen He stated the area is too large to get proper representation tion to one meeting as the present district encompasses all of Eastern Utah's share of the Colorado River drainage Dye tests conducted in Dry DryFork Fork Creek and Brush Creek were harmless to fish Bob Guy reported following last weeks week's water meeting at the Uintah County Building A concen concen- concentration of 5 parts per million would be safe for fish he noted The test involved only one part dye per million parts water In the actual test reloading equip by the club has arrived Duff Swain reported to the 13 members present at the meeting Reloaded ammunitIon ion will be available to memo mem- bers for the trap shoot to be beheld beheld held Sunday Al AI Higgins club president announced that National Wildlife Week will be March 17 to 24 Garth Horrocks was named chairman to ensure local ob ob- ob observance servance |
