Comments on: Troubled Teens http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2009/11/troubled-teens/ Creative Ideas for a Greener Future Mon, 21 May 2012 15:57:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 6 Animals Humanity Accidentally Made Way Scarier « Funfunblog – Double the fun! http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2009/11/troubled-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-3872 6 Animals Humanity Accidentally Made Way Scarier « Funfunblog – Double the fun! Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:15:56 +0000 /conmag/?p=4805#comment-3872 [...] them the most extraordinary trophies. This leaves their vacated territory open to the equivalent of cougar teens, who are most into experimenting with human pr*y (and maybe the difficult dr*gs also, dependent on [...] [...] them the most extraordinary trophies. This leaves their vacated territory open to the equivalent of cougar teens, who are most into experimenting with human pr*y (and maybe the difficult dr*gs also, dependent on [...]

]]> By: 6 Animals Humanity Accidentally Made Way Scarier http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2009/11/troubled-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-3853 6 Animals Humanity Accidentally Made Way Scarier Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:11:37 +0000 /conmag/?p=4805#comment-3853 [...] them the most impressive trophies. This leaves their vacated territory open to the equivalent of cougar teenagers, who are most into experimenting with human prey (and maybe the hard drugs too, depending on how [...] [...] them the most impressive trophies. This leaves their vacated territory open to the equivalent of cougar teenagers, who are most into experimenting with human prey (and maybe the hard drugs too, depending on how [...]

]]> By: Dawn Stover http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2009/11/troubled-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-2696 Dawn Stover Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:54:20 +0000 /conmag/?p=4805#comment-2696 Robert Wielgus studies bears as well as cougars, and his research suggests a similar pattern for bear populations. For example, he compared a protected population of grizzlies in Idaho with a hunted population in Alberta, and found that people were seeing more tracks and bears in the Alberta population even though the female bear population was declining. He suspects the people were just seeing a lot of wide-ranging teenage male bears. Scientists once believed that trophy hunting of older grizzly bears would increase the number of cubs by reducing competition and cannibalism. But when hunters kill the older grizzlies, younger males disperse into their territories and try to kill any cubs they find. Females flee and the end result is fewer cubs. Robert Wielgus studies bears as well as cougars, and his research suggests a similar pattern for bear populations. For example, he compared a protected population of grizzlies in Idaho with a hunted population in Alberta, and found that people were seeing more tracks and bears in the Alberta population even though the female bear population was declining. He suspects the people were just seeing a lot of wide-ranging teenage male bears.

Scientists once believed that trophy hunting of older grizzly bears would increase the number of cubs by reducing competition and cannibalism. But when hunters kill the older grizzlies, younger males disperse into their territories and try to kill any cubs they find. Females flee and the end result is fewer cubs.

]]> By: Troubled Teens: Animals step out of line « eyes4earth http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2009/11/troubled-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Troubled Teens: Animals step out of line « eyes4earth Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:45:03 +0000 /conmag/?p=4805#comment-251 [...] Read more var a2a_config = a2a_config || {}; a2a_config.linkname="Troubled Teens: Animals step out of line"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://eyes4earth.org/troubled-teens-animals-step-out-of-line/"; a2a_config.show_title=1; a2a_color_main="e4e4e4";a2a_color_border="202020";a2a_color_link_text="666666";a2a_color_link_text_hover="202020";a2a_color_bg="eeeeee"; [...] [...] Read more var a2a_config = a2a_config || {}; a2a_config.linkname=”Troubled Teens: Animals step out of line”; a2a_config.linkurl=”http://eyes4earth.org/troubled-teens-animals-step-out-of-line/”; a2a_config.show_title=1; a2a_color_main=”e4e4e4″;a2a_color_border=”202020″;a2a_color_link_text=”666666″;a2a_color_link_text_hover=”202020″;a2a_color_bg=”eeeeee”; [...]

]]> By: Susan Williamson http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2009/11/troubled-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Susan Williamson Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:59:18 +0000 /conmag/?p=4805#comment-250 Excellent article. I am particularly struck how this could all apply to bears. The median age of male bears killed in CA is only 2.9 years old. 60 % of the bears killed are males. As bears are being forced out of their habitat due to its degradation by a variety of events like fires, drought, hounds, hunters and poachers in off road vehicles, more people & human encroachment, roads, etc. etc. it is alleged that bears are coming into towns more frequently and getting into garbage. The CA Dept. of Fish and Game and other media sources are taking this to mean that there are more bears. I doubt this very seriously, especially after analyzing the CA DFG's own statistics. The bear population, I believe until proven wrong, is on the verge of a crash. The gun industry and hunters are trying to promote the high population figures and the idea that bears are dangerous predators. This could further exacerbate a bad situation. Again, thank you for this excellent article and I hope there will be more like it. Excellent article. I am particularly struck how this could all apply to bears. The median age of male bears killed in CA is only 2.9 years old.
60 % of the bears killed are males. As bears are being forced out of their habitat due to its degradation by a variety of events like fires, drought, hounds, hunters and poachers in off road vehicles, more people & human encroachment, roads, etc. etc. it is alleged that bears are coming into towns more frequently and getting into garbage.
The CA Dept. of Fish and Game and other media sources are taking this to mean that there are more bears. I doubt this very seriously, especially after analyzing the CA DFG’s own statistics. The bear population, I believe until proven wrong, is on the verge of a crash.
The gun industry and hunters are trying to promote the high population figures and the idea that bears are dangerous predators.
This could further exacerbate a bad situation.
Again, thank you for this excellent article and I hope there will be more like it.

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