Show Misled Public The International Association Association Association tion of Game Fish and Conservation Conservation Conservation Con Con- Commissioners has wl written Julian Goodman president president president dent of the N National Broadcasting Broadcasting Broad Broad- casting asting Comp Company Yr to serious concern con r regarding deg seg- segments ments of the recent Say Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Good Good- bye production Association President Chester F F. Phelps told Goodman that I am advised advised advised ad ad- that the sequence which purported to depict the killing of the female polar bear is a false depiction of the event actually filmed PHELPS SAID that he was advised by officials of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and the Alaska Fish and Game Department that the female bear in the sequence sequence sequence se se- se- se quence instead of undergoing a death agony as represented was in fact succumbing to a tranquilizing drug administered by biologists from Crom the State of Alaska The biologists were engaged in a scientific and humane humane humane hu hu- hu- hu mane project designed to improve improve improve im im- im- im prove knowledge of polar bear Phelps was also advised that the female bear later rejoined her cubs which were un un- harmed PRESIDENT Phelps speaking speaking speaking speak speak- ing for the Association urged NBC to make a full investigation investigation investigation gation of the program and requested a report of the findings so that I may notify notify notify noti noti- fy federal and state agencies which must respond to the many critical letters received t from the public as a result of the program The wildlife official advised Goodman that through the exposure provided by your network network network net net- work and affiliates the public public public pub pub- lic has been misled about this matter and I submit that the National Broadcasting Company Company Company Com Com- pany has a duty to correct this false farse impression II |