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Show CLEARFIELD COURIER, March 7, 1 979, Page 14 , AfiGin)inn)in)ft pDins sflwdliial The Division of Wildlife Resources has begun work with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to develop management plans for many species of migratory waterfowl. The FWS has final authority over migratory v erf owl covered in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and will use input from several states, Canadian Provinces, Mexico and from other waterfowl specialists in developing the plans. Initial management plans will be developed in the Pacific Flyway, one of four waterfowl flyways in North America. Accumulation of knowledge over V , many years makes the development of these plans possible, said A1 waterfowl Regenthal, supervisor with the Division of Wildlife Resources. The particular expertise of many biologists in 11 western states, Canada and Mexico will be used. The plans will provide a concerted management program and will be updated annually, Regenthal said. use problems. Population goals and objectives will also be set. Dwight Bunnell, upland game supervisor with the Division, will participate in management plans for webless migratory waterfowl-crand rails, mourning doves, pigeons and snipe. He said that the s to deiri plans will set up with the most pressing problems facing migratory waterfowl. es, band-taile- time-table- The management plans will cover all aspects of each birds ecology, such as habitat, breeding, migration and diseases, as well as needed research, current utilization and land The initial framework established by the FWS calls for managemerit plans on geese, swans and cranes during the next two years. f Illegal ring broken up The gamey flavor of freshly killed wild animals was so irrestible to many Detroit residents that they created an outlet for one of the Nations largest organized commercial poaching rings, which illegally killed more than 100,000 ducks, geese, deer, squirrels, rabbits, fox, fish and other animals in the last few years. The ring was broken up recently by federal and state wildlife law enforcement officers. An intensive undercover investigation climaxed on Jan. 20 when 25 special agent of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 125 Michigan conservation officers simultaneously arrested 53 people in the Detroit area for illegally killing, selling, buying and marketing dozens of species of fish and game. By last week, all warrants had been served and records seized. The entire operation is one of the th most extraordinary cooperative wildlife law enforcement efforts ever engaged in between a state and the said Clark Federal Government, Bavin, Chief of the law enforcement division of the Interior Departments U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Thanks to the teamwork and IFDgd tf cooperation between the two enforcement organizations, the hugest and most highly, organized market hunting ring uncovered in recent years has been destroyed. According to Howard Tanner, Director of Michigans Department of Natural Resources, the illegal commercialization involved nearly 300 deer, 1700 squirrels, 4400 ducks (including 500 redhead ducks), over 11,000 rabbits and thousands of pounds of walleye fish. The poachers also killed and sold badgers, raccoons, red fox, pheasants, partridge and geese. We suspect market hunting rings exist in and around several other Bavin said. cities, major U.S. However, we hope that our success in dismantling this large operation and the publicity surrounding it will reveal to the thousands of American consumers just what they are doing to the Nations wildlife." Jim Ware, law enforcement chief with the Division of Wildlife Resources, said that Utah should not be blind to the fact that poaching rings often occur here on a smaller scale. One or two cases are made each year against individuals hunting or fishing for profit. lse KlDg)h)D2iri)dl ' Heads hung low for a few moments last Tuesday evening in the Special Events Center, at least in the Clearfield High lockeroom. Highland High had just beaten the Falcons in the quarter finals of the State basketball playoffs. guardline and forward, Mark Wayment enjoyed one of his finest games of the year. TAKING A SHOT from the free throw line is Larry Reed for the Falcons. 4-- A But it didnt take Coach Craig Hansen, his assistants and former coach, Roger Reid to get those same heads filled with ideas and expectations of how they were going to beat Dayton in the upcoming game. the Lancers will third time this season, in a continuing battle for fourth and seventh place in the state Both Clearfield and lock horns for the tournament. The Layton-Clearfiel- d batttle will start at 5:30 on Friday afternoon. Clearfield had earned the right to play Highland by edging Cottonwood a couple of nights earlier, Roger Vincent and Russ Florence had both contributed 16 points in the first Clearfield victory. Both Larry Read and Mark Reid were standouts on the 61-5- 7. RUSS FLORENCE in tries for a lay-u- p off the backboard from the baseline Tuesday night's playoff game. The Falcons lost in an attempt to pull the Falcons ahead 77-5- looks for an opening in the defense as the Falcons second their played game in the state playoffs. PHIL GARRETT (40) , Tuesday night game follow ball as the Falcons tried to score. They will play their third game of the playoffs on Friday. PLAYERS IN THE has been one of the strong players that helped take the Falcons to state this year. RUSS FLORENCE (34) MARK REID Falcons. ' (10) ties for shot despite heavy defensive measures on the |