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Rod, I don't think anyone has suggested that this regulation will cause the selling of bears into extinction.  A significant difference between wolves and bears, however, is the rate of reproduction.  A depressed wolf population can rebound in a matter of years (large litter size, earlier sexual maturity, yearly reproduction), whereas a depressed grizzly population may take MUCH longer to rebound.  Management decisions for grizzlies must be made very carefully in a forward-looking manner.  Ethically there may not be a big difference between selling one or the other, but management-wise there is a significant difference.

-Brian

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• Selling Bear Hides B_M Jan 31 2006
  • Some Facts: Mark Feb 04 2006
    • Let's get the facts right, at least bushrat Feb 04 2006
      • it says i am spam. homerdave Feb 05 2006
      • starband is bouncing homerdave Feb 05 2006
  • I have a question Rod in Wasilla Feb 01 2006
    • Please give this some thought - Brian Richardson Feb 02 2006
      • baiting northway Feb 02 2006
        • You want natural you say? OK Brian Richardson Feb 02 2006
          • Brian northway Feb 03 2006
            • bushrat & northway Brian Richardson Feb 05 2006
          • Uh, Brian bushrat Feb 03 2006
        • Baiting AkHunter45 Feb 02 2006
          • It's about time akwolfer44 Feb 07 2006
          • reply-akhunter45 northway Feb 02 2006
    • Selling into extinction B_M Feb 02 2006
      • I think I get it Rod in Wasilla Feb 02 2006
    • You are right Rod AlaskaCub Feb 01 2006
  • Selling Wild Alaska SHORT! Brian Richardson Feb 01 2006
  • selling bear northway Feb 01 2006
    • yep bushrat Feb 02 2006
      • tend to agree Mark northway Feb 04 2006
  • It Will Be Interesting Mark Feb 01 2006
    • disinformation...again bushrat Feb 01 2006
      • Not Disinformation; BALANCE Mark Feb 02 2006
        • you aren't making much sense bushrat Feb 02 2006
      • Does anyone remember AlaskaCub Feb 01 2006
        • bear counts BRWNBR Feb 01 2006
          • How bears densities are estimated bushrat Feb 02 2006
    • OOPS!!! I'm a moron... B_M Feb 01 2006
    • Multiple areas B_M Feb 01 2006
  • Bushrat??? Akres Feb 01 2006
    • AKres et al---here's some info to ponder bushrat Feb 01 2006
      • Reply Akres Feb 01 2006
        • Question bushrat Feb 01 2006
          • Reply Akres Feb 02 2006
    • Sustained yield B_M Feb 01 2006
    • maximum sustained yield homerdave Feb 01 2006
  • The slope is steep and muddy bushrat Jan 31 2006
    • proposals BRWNBR Jan 31 2006
      • I respectfully differ in opinion on this bushrat Feb 01 2006
        • bushrat BRWNBR Feb 01 2006
    • a sad state homerdave Jan 31 2006
      • the status of bears Chisana Feb 01 2006
  • w/ brwnbr jklingel Jan 31 2006
  • control units? twodux Jan 31 2006
    • Yes, but it's nothing new B_M Jan 31 2006
  • selling BRWNBR Jan 31 2006