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Show 17, 2000, THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HarkTkeHertircom), Thursday, Augu Wildlife oWclalb-t' ' limit b - - i " ' . ",-- v DENVER (AP) Federal wildlife officials are scaling back plans to reintroduce gray wolves in the . The U.S. Fish and'. Wildlife Service hoped to ; establish a population of 30 : breeding pairs of wolves in " the northern Rockies when they began the reintroduce tion plan in Yellowstone National Park four years ago. Now the agency thinks 30 breeding pairs are enough to ensure the wolfs recovery across the entire interior West, - from Washington to New Mexico. With more than 100 wolves in Yellowstone, federal wolf biologists estimate they will propose removing the animal from the endangered species list in three to four years. The proposed change has angered some environmentalists. ' "They're treating the (Endangered Species) Act as if it's only an emergency-roomeasure," said Rob Edwards of Sinapu, a mm 15-ye- ar say. '' hi. r The Auocuted Prea ; North American gray wolves wrestle In the snow at the North American Wolf ' Foundation in Ipswich, Mass. Federal wildlife officials are scaling back plans to reintroduce gray wolves in the West and recommending against reintroducing the animal in the southern Gotcha! Two Rockies. wolf advoca- They're moving them out of the emergency room and into the hallway, but that's it." Noah Greenwald, a forest ecologist for the Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson, Ariz., thinks the decision is political. They've set exceedingly low recovery goals because they don't want to ruffle too many people's feathers," he The effort grew out of a recognition that women were underrepresented in studies of new drugs, new procedures and risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Researchers realized that women tend to get sick about 10 years later in life but live longer, so that their lifetime risk of heart disease is about the same as men's. In a study published in Thursday's New England of Journal Medicine, researchers led by University cardiof Wisconsin-MadisoDouglas ologist Pamela n at 121 clinical trials looked Linda spokeswoman Clauson. "I'm sure our members would just as soon keep the wolves out of their opposes both wolf and grizzly bear reintroduction but would consider a plan that considers the concerns of to work. He said Fish and Wildlife officials may want the public to take the lead. "I think they're saying to the American public, 'Here it is folks, what do you think?" he said. Formal comments on the plan will be taken at a public hearing on Oct. 26. The summer. x stud- on cardiovascular disease funded between 1965 and 1998 by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. During the period, women accounted for 54 percent of all test subjects, though they represent just 49 percent of heart patients nationwide. But Douglas was disappointed to find that women were just 38 percent of par 33-ye- women-onl- y studies each with tens of thousands of patients in the early 1990s. Women represented just 26 percent of participants in the total of six studies of congestive heart failure. Most of the studies focused, instead, on high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. About million 60 Americans suffer from some kind of cardiovascular illness, which leads all diseases in killing about 950,000 a year. Some critics say male scientists have been more interested in treating the health problems of men. Others say that pregnancies and the childbearing potential of women legitimately keep many from participating in studies. Spokesmen for the heart institute said they want to look at what is behind the relative scarcity of women in heart failure studies. They added that the small number of tests in that area may be misleading. "When you look overall and at some of the major categories, we're doing very well," said Dr. Larry Friedman, a special assistant at the institute. f wim said. ' final ruling is due next mixed-se- ies. Also, much of the overall progress stemmed from two The government has had mixed success in its push to enroll more women in heart studies, researchers residents, ranchers and backyards." local officials," said state" But Mike Phillips, a for- Wildlife mer federal biologist who Division of Todd spearheaded the red wolf spokesman and Yellowstone reintroducMalmsbury. some we tion have efforts, said wolves "Obviously, very serious concerns about have to be released into the wolves," said Colorado southern Rockies for the Association overall reintroduction plan Cattlemen's m Boulder-base- d ticipants in Auociited Preu Writer Rockies. cy group. subj ects hard to find By JEFF DONN West and recommending against reintroducing the animal in the southern Pge AI t wolves Women heart disease gi'&y, ; - Provo, Utah E4 Bangs, who directs the wolf recovery program, acknowledges that the southern Rockies could support as many as 1,200 Wireless Service wolves. "Certainly there is room for wolves in Colorado," he said. "But the Fish and Wildlife Service takes the the that position Endangered Species Act is to put ,anii? mals everywhere they once 300 minutes including domestic ' long distance and 1,000 O G , weekend minutes. ' ' not-suppos- . ed were, even though wolves play an important role Bangs said Colorado could reintroduce wolves on its own. The state Fish and Wildlife Commission JI IS I rr e tt I ffl All Fully Featured : you keep in touch. Phone Service Voice Messaging, Caller ID, , Call Waiting, the ways In Calling one package. For one low price. 0 Introducing the Total Packager Get everything you need I mm. to keep mm in touch in one package. Home phone low-pric- service with features like By phone I m.,, j,,,,! i. n 'i Caller ID, Voice Messaging and Call Waiting. Unlimited Internet access. Wireless "T' I I I I y timSZ"""""" V"' 5 . 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