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Show Page Eighteen The SprinRville Herald Srptcmbor 2, 1976 kmm yws malt (Editor's note: The following article is a summary of an article by the same title published by the National Wildlife Federation. Copies of the entire article are available in writing to National Wildlife Federation, , 141216th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Material is used with permission.) per-mission.) Because hunting began long before recorded history, we have no way of knowing whether Pleistocene men argued among themselves about the propriety of killing and eating prehistoric sabre-toothed tigers. We do know that hunting has been a matter of some controversy at least since Biblical times. Since the conservation movement began in this country at the turn of the century, hunting has been a topic on which reasonable men differ, but seldom differ reasonably. Traditionally, the antihunters have attributed the acts of poachers and vandals to hun-ting-and branded it "immoral." Hunters, on the other hand, have denounced antihunters who eat meat as "hypocrites." Between bursts of invective, each side has accused the other of being "emotional." . A personal decision ' If America's wildlife heritage is to be preserved, conservation efforts will need all the support they can get, whether these efforts come from bird watchers, wat-chers, big game hunters, nature photographers or trout fishermen. fisher-men. The question of whether to hunt is one that each indivicual must decide for himself. , Hunting and wildlife management Experts agree that providing adequate environment is the key to both variety and abundance of wildlife. The environment or habitat is a vital concern to all wildlife managers and an integral in-tegral part of scientific wildlife management. Wildlife management is a science which seeks to maintain the optimum numbers ond varieties of wildlife that our country's range, or habitat, can support, consistent with the best interests of man. Its first task is to provide and protect habitat-areas where animals can find food, water and cover in which to raise their MEL DUKE Diamonds and Wedding Bands solid gold wedding bands start at $16.00 Wedding' bands and Diamond Sets as low as $75.00 Shop Our Many Fine Gift Suggestions Duke Jewelry 220 South Main Over 'a Cantury in SpringvilU WIT MMS GDFFOE WmBl same Here's my new State Farm office, where I can serve you with the best value in car, home, life and health insurance. I invite you to call or drop in any time. DALE FILLMORE 25 East 200 South, Springville 489-9022 Lit I SamfBimmmv. ITATI young. Without habitat, there can be no wildlife. Wildlife management uses inany tools and techniques to achieve its goals. Animals may be live-trapped and transplanted to new areas, better food or cover conditions may be helped by planting or burning. Management also calls for the protection of endangered and threatened species. It prescribes the culling, cropping, or thinning out of those species which are abundant or threatened with overpopulation. Thinning out game populations has been accomplished ac-complished for years by hunting. Why hunting? Because the federal government, all 50 state governments, all of the nation's major conservation organizations and reputable wildlife biologists recognize regulated hunting as an efficient means of reducing surplus wildlife populations. The National Wildlife Federation and 15 other national conservaton groups recognize hunting, not just because it is good outdoor recreation for hunters, but because it has proved effective in helping to maintain healthy wildlife populations. The U.S. Council on Environmental Quality in its Fifth Annual Report said, "Since the development of modern, wildlife management in the 1930's, no American wildlife has been exterminated by sport hunting. On the contrary, wildlife management has restored many depleted or threatened species." Laws of nature Wildlife biologists, who determine when a species is endangered, and who recommend recom-mend the rules and regulations for hunting-the seasons, the hours, the bag limits, the restrictions on weapons-operate within certain inexorable laws of nature. 1. Barring natural disasters, such as widespread drought, most species produce a surplus, i.e., more animals than their range can sustain, every year. 2. If the carrying capacity of the range remains unchanged, a number of animals equal to the yearly surplus must die during each 12 months. There is no biological question of whether surplus animals will die, only how. With songbirds, nature takes the entire surplus. With game animals, man takes part of it But the surplus must die. The task of the biologist, or wildlife manager, is to see that man does not take more than the surplus. If the species is not to be depleted, a breedstock sufficient to replace all losses must survive. sur-vive. Hunting vs. habitat Good management will produce a "maximum sustainable yield" (MSY) of wildlife each year. Since barely 100 of the more than 1,700 species of birds and mammals in the United States are hunted, hunting is not the biologist's biggest concern. Wildlife scientists clearly see the destruction of wildlife habitat, now proceeding the alarming rate of about one million acres a year in this country, as the greatest threat to our animal populations. Wildlife "conservation" and "management'' are synonymous terms according to Congress, which long ago recognized hunting as a management tool and even in the Endangered Species Act of 1973 recognized the need for "regulated taking" in some cases as a means of relieving wildlife "population pressures." Must man interfere? Everyone seem to understand the idea of protecting a dwindling, dwin-dling, endangered species. The whooping crane and the Southern bald eagle (both victims vic-tims of vanishing or polluted habitat) are probably the best known examples in the United States. But some dedicated conservationists have trouble , I M I good neighbor. STattFMM MM accepting the fact that, without management, overpopulation would be a problem for many forms of wildlife. Why, they ask, must we manage? Why can't we let nature take its course?. The answer to that question is that man has been interfering with the "course" of nature ever since the first Europeans settled on this continent 400 years ago. Through his own reproducing; cutting of woodlands; draining of wetlands; bulldozing of the prairies; and polluting of air, water, and food chains, he has so disrupted wildlife habitat and disturbed our ecosystems that the "balance of nature" is badly impaired. If there were no wildlife management, some species, such as the deer, would increase so sharply in numbersfor a while-that farmyards, highways high-ways and even suburban gardens gar-dens would be overrun with hungry animals. Both public and private lands would be overgrazed. (None of the more than 100 species on the official United. States endangered list, incidentally, were put there by hunters or wildlife managers. Results of thinning Does that annual thinning of the herd reduce our deer population over a period of years? Experience has shown-no. shown-no. In 1890 there were an estimated 350,000 white-tailed deer in the United States. Today there are more than 15 million, which is more than were here when the Pilgrims arrived. Yes, many alternatives to hunting have been proposed. , cuipiujcc, jiaiiiw M wiiivii nc jfuuut: may use. ine parK presenuy garage which is located at Heritage Park on has five picnic tables which were donated by North Main. Two sides of the building have the Lions and Kiwanis clubs of this city, been taken off converting it into a bowery lo rr i jit ? . -ppf-f"'" i" 1 -- A block of the Heritage quilt representa the old Springville Fort, shown here in a sketch made in 1850. The heritage quilt is one of 33 finalists The Schmidt's installed attic insulation in the middle of the summer. Their home has been more comfortable ever since. The Roy Dene Schmidt family has been enjoying a cooler home this summer, ever since they installed adequate attic insultation. And because they did it this summer the job was done quickly, with no inconvenience. "There was no hassle at all," says Mrs. Schmidt. "We sent in the coupon about Mountain Fuel's "IN" program, and the gas company had an insulation contractor come to the house. He explained about the insulation, the amount he would have to use to do the job right, what the cost would be, and he explained to me exactly what he thought it would accomplish. "We set the day right then when they could come back and do the job. They came right on time, exactly when they said they would, and took care of it. No mess, no fuss, no nothing. It took about an hour and a half. , "Ever since the insulation arrived, our home has stayed cooler. MOUNTAIN FUEL : ... ttA am whik . un t. n I I I I l J Ln ry Zl MOW VSAvt ENfcnov LI . . in the state Bicentennial quilt contest sponsored spon-sored by Utah State University. At one time, we thought we'd wait until fall to do the job, but I'm really pleased that we had it done when we did." Now is the best time to install attic insulation! Contractors are not as busy now. Insulation costs will probably go up this fall. Materials are available right now (there may be a long wait when cooler weather arrives). Your home will remain cooler for the balance of the summer (and for every summer to come). You'll save on fuel bills, and you'll save energy for every one. Mail the coupon below and an approved insulation contractor will call on you to give you a free inspection and estimate. If you have the job done by this contractor, you can have the cost added to your regular monthly natural gas bill, if you wish, finance it elsewhere, or pay cash. The average total cost is about $240.00. Yes, as a homeowner I'm interested In knowing how much It's going to cost to add insulation in my attic. Please send an approved insulation contractor to my home for an estimate (no cost or obligation). I want to join "IN". Homeowner's Name . Address City. Phone . Mail to: The "IN" Program Mountain Fuel Supply Company P.O. Box 11368 Salt Lake City, Utah 84139 Local resident's father succumbs Services will be held today for A. W. Sorensen, 88, who died of causes incident to age last Monday. He is the father of George W. Sorensen, Mapleton. He was born December 10, 1899 in Draper, a son of Christian Lars and Elsie Jensen Sorensen. He married Anna Pearson June 19, ' 1923 in Farmington and the marriage was solemnized later in the Los Angeles IDS Temple. Mr. Sorensen has been a building contractor and reporter working in both California and Utah. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. in the Provo 13th Ward Chapel, 945 East 700 North. Friends may call at the ward chapel prior to the services. The nature of business is swindling. fublu Nottrra Probate and Guardianship Notices Consult county clerk or the respective signers for further information The planning commission will hold a public hearing, Wednesday, Wed-nesday, September 8, 1976, 7:30 p.m. in the Springville Civic Center to consider a petition to rezone property along 400 South Street from Main Street to 400 East Street from the present R-4 zone to central commercial. . State . .Zip. . Business Phone . Offer limited to existing homes or duplexes du-plexes served by Mountain Fuel Supply. Deadline for applications is December 31,1976. Sister dies on coast Services were held Tuesday in Culver City, Calif, for Ruth Williams Whitworth, 82, a sister to Gwen Allen of Mapletoa She died last Friday at Inglewood, California, following a long illness. She was born Jan. 20, 1894, in Cedar City to Evan Edward and Mary Jane Bullock Williams and married Alfred H. Whitworth in 1932. . She was a member of the IDS Church. On Aug. 7, 1782, Gen. Washington established the Badge of Military Merit, of Purple Heart, as a reward for "singular meritorious action." Benefits were accorded veterans injured in military service during Colonial days, according to the Veterans Administration. Ad-ministration. The petition to rezone the street would include to a depth of 206.25 feet on the north side of 400 South Street and to a depth of 329 feet on the south side of 400 South Street. Published in the Springville Herald August 26 and September 2, 1976. L INIUHANCI |