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7 - Sunday, November 17, 1985 - North Shore News

Dear Editor:

I am pleased that Mr.
Hunter recognizes the ex-
istence of good as well as
‘bad’ coyotes (Coyotes not
all bad, October 6).

However, the idea is not ©

very original. Your readers
will be proud to know that
this province was a pioneer
on the continent in abandon-
ing the indiscriminate
predator extermination pro-
grams as early as 30 years
ago.

In the spirit of modern,

advanced wildlife manage-

ment we now remove
predators only where they
attack domestic animals,
threaten human safety or

_ have serious long lasting im-

pact on major prey species.
is no. attempt to
eliminate ‘ them
wilderness areas, and reduc-
tions, if any, are only tem-
porary. Therefore, what Mr.

Hunter now recommends,
~ has long been in practice.

“His information sources
On:.our management pro-
grams contain further inac-

in any:

Hunter should check facts

curacies and misconceptions:

I. We have applied only
once to the Pesticide Control
Branch for permits to use

‘Compound 1080 baits to

remove, on a reactive site-
specific basis, wolves and
coyotes which attack
domestic animals. The per-
mit was granted in 1980 and
it was renewed in 1983. It is
now valid until December
1987, The original and the
renewed permits were both
up-held by the Pesticide
Contro] and Environmental
Appeal Boards.

2. On the average it takes
4 to 5 hours before coyotes
show effects of 1080 poison-

‘ing and then they are dead in

approximately 17 minutes
(U.S. laboratory studies).

’- 3. Laboratory studies now
prove that no other animal
can be poisoned by residual
1080 in coyote carcasses with
amounts now used in baits;
that particular poison when
used in predator control
programs has never caused
documented concerns with
soil or water contamination.

In soil it is broken down by
bacteria and in water it is
diluted to non-toxic levels.
Indeed, used under present
restrictions, it is among the
safest pesticides in use,
which can not be said of
many chemicals freely used
in households and gardens.

4. There had hardly been
any coyotes on the Worth
Shore before white settle-
ments. They are there now,
because man-made habitat
and food source changes
have provided them with
ideal conditions, and not
because earlier control pro-
grams terminated.

Considering the special at-
tention given by Mr. Hunter
to the protection of our
predators, it would be
beneficial to him, his readers
as well as his protegees, if he
learned more about our pro-
grams in detail, before
commenting on them in the
press.

F.S. Tompa
Wildlife Managemert
Ministry of Environment

| Trusteeship educational

Dear Editor:
‘I did not seek a third term.

"on the School Board this

fall.

: . 1 want to thank my sup-
porters and the voters of

West Vancouver for the op-

- portunity of serving on. the

Board for the past: four

‘years. I would also like to

acknowledge my trustee col-
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couver Board; as well as
Others in the ‘Metro Region’
and:. throughout the pro-
vince, for the experience of
meeting and working -with

" cumstances.

Ia retrospect I am pleased
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of the instructional projects
I have supported over the
years have been initiated in
our district during my
tenure. These include:

eimproved services for
children with special. needs,
both slow learners and the
gifted.

°growth and expansion of
the French Immersion Pro-

~ gram, : including the prospect

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them. through difficult” but i September 1986.

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Are ali editors equal?

Dear Editor:

Just heard this morning
on the radio that the South
African Gestapo has arrested
a newspaper editor in that
country. His crime? Daring
to publish an interview with
a black South African

leader.
Surely our great and
glorious defender of free

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