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the tkibune thursday february 1 1m 15 john hall ivdp fuiel hike critic by art briggsjude shrinking natural habitat accelerated outdoor activity and increased human development sure must make wildlife experts within the ministry of natural resources wonder at times why they didnt major in dentistry for not only do they have to face the challenges mentioned above they often are besieged on all sides by even more politicians for example frequently make it dif ficult for some advocated policies to be introduced while economics 4 sometimes makes a new programme impossible to maintain there are also times when well meaning but uninformed people demand action on a certain species that con flicts with the biologists advanced knowledge and of course new discoveries study and experiences show that in some instances the previous course followed was not always the best a case in point is ontarios elk herd these larger than deer wapiti as the indians called them were once a native hoofed animal of this province rare even as far back as 1880 they had become extinct here by the early 1900s several attempts to reintroduce them into ontario began in 1932 and were for the most part- unsuccessful however from these plantings of alberta elk one herd did 4 flourish this was in the area of the former burwash industrial farm now a crown game preserve southwest of sudbury by 1950 on tarios elk herd had in creased to some 500 animals and seemed well on the way back in 1949 however elk and domestic livestock in that area were found to contain a parasite called liver fluke this liver condition thought to have spread from the elk to the cattle caught the wildlife people in yet another dilemmma faced with the possibility of causing problems in the beef industry they reluctantly began to eliminate the elk during the next three years 300 were shot by staff members and as a further measure to hasten their demise the remaining elk were in cluded on the deer hun ters licence since 1950 the annual kill by hunters has been somewhere between 6 and 12 elk incidently the meat is not affected by this parasite checks that usually serve to keep it in balance with its surroundings still are responsible for some losses and when the total animal inventory for that creature is counted in individual pairs these losses are almost a catastrophe the ban on hunting elk will certainly help but the curtailment of outdoor activity in certain areas will not be greeted with as much enthusiasm canoeists and snowmobilers for example are not a problem themselves but multiplied by increasing numbers could upset the delicate life pattern of these magnificent animals and looking at all aspects of rebuilding the elk herd some predator control may have to be instigated there are really only two predators that prey on elk one of which is the timber wolf under certain deep snow conditions where a crust will support a wolf and not an elk a heavy toll may be taken younger animals are more vulnerable in spring as the other predator of elk has also discovered the black bear for example has devised a sneak at tack that gets him a full- belly without the danger of the elks armament long known to be a lover of honey garbage carrion and berries it is as a serious predator of such big game as moose and elk and possibly even northern deer what the black bear does is simply stay in the area of a cow moose with calf and bide its time patiently -waiting- remaining concealed down wind the bear waits for the opportune moment now when the cow leaves the calf but recent re- evaluation of the elk problem has turned up the information that the liver parasite could just as well have been spread fromthe domestic stock to the wild elk buoyed by g thesenew beliefs the ministry has now for the first time in 30 years put a ban on the hunting of elk in ontario hopefully this turn around in policy will not come too late the provinces elk population is presently estimated at fc between 50 and 200 head the failure of these remaining animals to increase over the years has wildlife experts puzzled hunting predators and increasing recreational activities in the animals range areas j are all suspected reasons for keeping the elk herd down certainly when any species reaches a population low all factors work against it natural now there are four 6 yorkpeel a fourth candidate has en tered the federal election campaign in the riding of yorkpeel hes garry anstett a 27 year old businessman from the beaches area of toronto mr anstett is i representing the libertarian party of canada he joins sinclair stevens conservative john hall ndp and wally harkness liberal in a contest for the seat currently held by mr stevens the libertarians also have- candidates in on tario riding and york north ron posma a 37 f year old purchasing agent from osbawa is competing against geoff rison ndp scott feanell conservative and doug dickerson liberal in the riding of ontario behind for oily a short distance the bear charges in at full speed with one blow- it will crush the unsuspecting can and keep right on running the angry cow will rush to protect her young chasing the bear away for some distance the damage however has already been done and after some time the cow will finally wander away convinced at last it cannot rouse its dead offspring the black bear still r nearby moves in and gorges it self the north american elk bull is a creature of car rally champion terry epps of elm rd stouffville is the 1979 ontario navigation champion he collected a total of 95 points in the best of 6 out editors mail iotcef says thanks of 9 events rival 20 points ahead of his nearest jim holt to the editor- on behalf of the ontario unicef com mittee and the many unicef children around the world i would like to extend thanks to the people of ontario for their most generous support of unicefs work in 1979 once again the people of our province have responded with concern and generosity to our fundraising appeal at halloween and through the purchase of unicef greeting cards throughout the year developing countries of our world the message of 1979 the international year of the child was that children are the worlds most precious resource the people of ontario should be proud to know that in 1979 as every year their support of unicef has helped bring a brighter future to many of the worlds children sincerely yours maggie smiley provincial chairman ontario unicef com mittee as a result of this generosity 510000 has been raised to date from the annual halloween for unicef collections and we are optimistic that we will reach our goal of 400000 from our greeting card sales across ontario these contributions when matched bv the federal government through the canadian international develop ment agency cida vill multiply to 1820000 monies which will go far in providing safe water supplies improved nutrition health care and educational programs for millions of children in the weve decided we are voting for sinclair 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