SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 |
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WOLVES LOVE SHEEP |
Our guest:
Cindy Siddoway |
www.SiddowayWool.com
www.JuniperMountain.net |
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OUR GUEST
CINDY SIDDOWAY |
Greatest wolf-caused sheep loss ever recorded in one
instance in the U.S.
By ALEX STUCKEY — POST REGISTER
Six
miles south of the eastern Idaho town of Victor, a
pile of 176 sheep carcasses sat rotting away in the
sun.
The pile represented a $28,000 loss for the Siddoway
Sheep Co. It’s money the company likely will never
get back, despite the existence of a federal
compensation program — the Wolf Livestock
Demonstration Project — for wolf attack depredation.
“As far as compensation, there won’t be any,” says
J.C. Siddoway, who manages the ranch. His father,
Jeff Siddoway, is company president and an Idaho
state senator from Terreton.
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CINDY AND JEFF
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The Aug.
17 wolf attack caused the sheep to stumble down a
steep hillside into a pileup. It is likely the
biggest wolf-caused sheep loss ever recorded in one
instance in the country, says Todd Grimm, state
director of the federal U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Wildlife Services unit. “I haven’t
heard of more (sheep) being killed by wolves
anywhere,” he says.
Despite the federal funds to cover such losses, the
Siddoways likely won’t receive any money from the
feds.
The
reason? Read more here:
http://www.idahostatesman.com
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USFWS
(DOI) Hearing Details: |
Wednesday, Oct
2 in Sacramento
Address:
Clarion Inn, 1401 Arden
Way, Sacramento
Schedule:
12 noon Americans for Prosperity / LIberty &
Property Rights Coalition luncheon (California room)
12:30-1:15pm screening of "Wolves in Government
Clothing" (45 min) 1:30-3pm panel "Can Wolves and
Humans Coexist in Populated Areas?"
5pm doors open for USFWS hearing (Martinique Ball
Room) 6pm-8:30pm hearing / public comment.
RSVP for the AFP luncheon and film screening at |
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Video:
Wolves kill 176 sheep
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176 sheep
were killed early Saturday morning near Fogg Hill in
the Pole Canyon area. Wildlife officials said only
one animal seems to have been
eaten in the attack. The other sheep died after it
was believed the wolves had them running then they
piled up on each other and died from suffocation. |
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Wolves cause death of 176 sheep near Fogg Hill;
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Forest
Service says stay out of area |
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wwwTetonValleyNews.net
Warning posted
Billie Siddoway, whose brother, J.C. Siddoway, runs
sheep near Fogg Hill, posted this warning about the
wolf kill Saturday at the trailheads of Pole Canyon
and Fourth of July trails.
Posted: Monday, August 19, 2013 10:25 am | Updated:
4:38 pm, Mon Aug 19, 2013.
Ken Levy/TVN Staff
U.S.
Forest Service officials are asking people to stay
out of an area where a large sheep kill was reported
over the weekend.
Jay
Pence, Teton Basin District ranger, said the sheep
kill could attract a lot of people hoping to see
predators coming to feed on the carcasses.
Ranchers
and others are trying to deal with the situation,
and visitors can hamper their activities.
"There
are a lot more fun things to look at than dead
sheep," said Pence.
Idaho Wildlife Services confirmed Monday that 176
sheep were killed during a wolf attack near Fogg
Hill and the Pole Canyon area early Saturday
morning.
The
animals belonged to the Siddoway Sheep Company and
were grazing in the area about six miles south of
Victor, according to a release from Siddoway. The
attack, they said, occurred around 1 a.m.
Todd
Grimm, director of the Wildlife Services Program,
said his office confirmed the depredation Sunday.
Many of the animals died from suffocation, since
some apparently fell in front of the rest, resulting
in a large pile-up.
“This was
a rather unique situation,” said Grimm. “Most of the
time they don’t pile up like this, but the wolves
got them running.”
Only one
animal seems to have been eaten in the attack,
according to the Siddoway release.
“The
sheep are not fenced,” said Billie Siddoway, in an
email interview. “They move every few days to a new
pasture within a designated area. The sheep are
herded and monitored by two full-time herders, four
herding dogs and at least four guard dogs.”
Grimm
said there is already a “control action” in the
area. Since July 3, 12 wolves have been lethally
trapped, including nine pups. The goal is to take
them all, he said.
“We
expect that bears and other scavengers will soon
locate the kill site,” said Billie Siddoway.
Teton Valley News Aug. 22 for the complete story: |
http://www.tetonvalleynews.net
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Wolves in Government Clothing
information:
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Location: Clarion Inn &
Conference Center 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA,
95815
3:30-4:00pm Wolves in Government Clothing screening
(David Spady, AFP State Director)
4:00-4:30pm "Reality Check: Consequences of Mixing
Wolves with People" (Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon
Lopey, David Spady)
4:30-5:00pm "How Radicals Abuse the Endangered
Species Act" (Jonathan Wood, Enviornmental Attorney,
Pacific Legal Foundation)
5:00-6:00pm Dinner Buffet
6:00-8:30pm US Fish & Wildlife Service Hearing on
Endangered Species Act and wolf de-listing
(Optional)
Join us on Wednesday, October 2nd for a free lunch
and screening of our documentary Wolves in
Government Clothing, followed by a panel discussion
on the consequences of misguided wolf policies, the
ESA and why wolves don't belong in New Mexico. The
US Fish and Wildlife Service is holding a public
comment hearing in Sacramento on the same evening.
Armed with the facts, we will attend the public
hearing and take a stand against radical
environmentalists who want to use the ESA to force
wolves into our state. For citizens and taxpayers
the ESA has become a nightmare. The ESA is locking
up our land, and the government is locking up our
lives.
If we don't control predators in government and the
wild -- they will control us. |
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