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News from lncji^n C ountry Page9 Cherokee offer bounty for coyotes C H ER O K EE, N.C. (AP) r- The Eastern Band o f the Cherokee Indians in western N o rth C arolina is offering bounty payments o f $25 for each coyote carcass that is turned into the tribe. The Tribal Council is of fering the m oney to try to protect white-tailed deer on the reservation. Money will only be paid for coyotes that have been shot, n o t trapped. Tribal fisheries and wild life m an ag e r R o b e rt Blankenship says coyotes are the main predator for deer fawn and other wildlife in the area. “We realize you’ll never get rid o f them completely, b ut our goal is to thin them out and hopefully increase the faw n su rv iv al ra te ,” Blankenship said. The tribe began a white tailed deer réintroduction pro gram two years ago, he said. Land was planted with win ter peas, clover, turnips and other plants where the ani mals could forage. The deer population in the area had been declining pre viously, Blankenship said. “Historically, white-tailed deer are very significant to the C herokee p eo p le,” B lank enship said. “T hat dates back over 10,000 years. Every ar chaeological dig th at’s been co m pleted, they find deer bones in those digs. We want to make sure they are there for future generations,” he said. B ounties have n o t been particularly effective in deal ing with coyote populations, said Mike Carraway, a biolo gist with the N orth Carolina Wildlife Resources Commis sion. “A bounty can help to re duce the coyote population in sp ecific areas,” he . said. “Overall, it is n o t going to have any significant effect on the population as a whole.” Pyramid Lake tribal chief honored posthumously CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP)' — P y ra m id L ake Paiute Tribal C hairm an Wayne Burke has been h o n o re d posthum ously as A m e ric a n In d ia n C o m m u n ity L ead er o f the Year. Burke, w hose O ct. 28 d e a th at the age o f 38 was ruled a suicide, was reco g nized by the N e vada Indian Commission during its annual A m eri can Indian A chievem ent Awards B anquet on Sat u rd a y n ig h t a t th e g o v e rn o r’s m a n sio n in C arson City. Burke was instrum en tal in the development o f the Reno-area tribe’s eco nom ic developm ent and to u rism p ro g ram s, and was the first Native Ameri can to serve on the N e v ad a C o m m issio n o n Tourism. First National Bison Day celebrated in Jackson : JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Giant, shaggy and dangerous, bison are the bad boys o f the grasslands. B ulls can w eigh u p to 2,000 pounds. They, injure more visitors to Yellowstone National Park than any other animal. T hese hulking creatures represent a time, hundreds o f years ago, w hen A m erican In d ian s h u n te d b iso n fo r food across the G reat Plains. Their hides offered warmth, clothing and shelter, and their bones became tools. T hanks to the W ildlife Conservation Society, a day for the bison has been set aside. A nd if the folks at the con servation society have their Way, the m ighty bison will soon sit alongside the bald eagle— o u r n a tio n a l em blem—-as the United States’ national mammal. A celebration for the in augural National Bison Day, Nov. 1, was held earlier this m onth at the N ational M u seum o f Wildlife A rt at Jack- son. Attendance was low, but it was the first crack at the event, celebrated in South Dakota, N ew Mexico, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. A celebration was also sched uled in N ew York City but was called o ff because o f Hurricane Sandy. National Bison Day is in line with the National Bison Legacy Act, a bill sponsored by Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi, said K eith Aune, the Wildlife Conservation Society’s senior conservation, scientist “T hat designation doesn’t come with any authorities, it doesn’t co st any money, it Alaska Native fishermen seek consolidated trial ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska N a tive fisherm en charged with illegal fishing during a p o o r salm on ru n are seeking to c o n so lid ate th e ir trials. A tto rn e y James J. Davis Jr. says he w ants to continue to a later date the trials for 11 o f the fisherm en set to start next week. A nother 10 fisherm en are sched uled for January trials. Davis says consolidat ing the 21 cases would al low a specialist o n Yup’ik doesn’t invoke any jurisdic tional battles over manage m ent o f the species,” Aune said- “I t’s really about a sym bolic designation and then providing a special day each year for us to celebrate the species and why it’s im portant to America.” Scott Smith, the g ro u p ’s com m unications m anager, introduced Aune, who he de scribed as “the bison guy” to a crowd o f about 25, Aune makes a compelling argument for the bison hav ing some sort o f special sym bolic status. The American bison once roamed across the boreal for est o f Canada and Alaska. A t peak n u m b ers, esti m ated at 3Cf to 60 million, they were found in close to every corner o f the Lower 48, Aune said. D riv en by g o v e rn m e n t policy, demand for hides and mass slaughters, the “ force o f n atu re” was rapidly re moved from the land, even tually winnowing the popula tion to about 1,200 animals, Aune said. By 1905, a g ro u p o f ran ch ers, co n serv atio n ists and sportsm en form ed the American Bison Society to breathe some life into small herds that remained scattered in pockets around the coun try. The species, now num ber ing 500,000, has been effec tively saved and is no longer ■threatened by extinction. But today roughly 95 percent o f all bison are raised comm er cially, p rim arily fo r th e ir meat, Aune said. G row th o f wild herds on public lands petered out in die 1930s, he Said. T hat’s led to the “second recovery o f the bison,” what Aune described as an effort to increase the population from a conservation stand point. T hat means increasing genetic diversity and bridging gaps in bison-habitable range, he said. Bronc rider dies in Finals rodeo accident LAS V E G A S (A P )_ A 25-year-old Missouri man has died after being injured during the Indian National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Rodeo officials sayJ.D. Jones o f Goodm an, Mo., died at a hospital after be ing critically injured dur ing the saddle bronc riding c o m p e titio n S aturday night. O fficials Say it w as Jones' first time com pet ing in* the national finals. The 37th annual event w as h eld fro m N ov. 6 through 10 at the South Point resort. O rganizers issued a statem ent saying Jo n es was a favorite o f the rodeo because o f his passion and resp ect for the sport. T hey thanked the Indian N ation for ral lying behind the cowboy's family financially and p er sonally. Big Brothers Big Sisters sign-up forms When completed, these forms can be given to Sarah Frank, Warm Springs Big Brothers Big Sis ters coordinator. Her office is at the Family Re Eskimo culture to act as a pro bono expert for all the fishermen. L ast m o n th , th re e o th e r fish e rm e n trie d separately in Bethel were found guilty o f violating strict fishing restrictions last sum m er. T h e m en were each fined $250. In their trials, Davis argued that no one notified the fisherm en about restric tions. Magistrate Bruce Ward said they were neg ligent for not finding out about the restrictions. source Center. Her phone number is 541-553-0497. You can reach her by email at: sfrank@bbbsco.org Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon “Big” Recommendation I would like to recommend___________ ___________________ . to be a Big Brother or Big Sister. His/her contact information is :______________________________________ C. Ore. group plans statewide, vote on trapping B E N D (AP) - A group based in Central Oregon plans an anti-trapping measure for the 2014 ballot. T he TrapFree O regon ini tiative would ban trapping o f animals for their fur or other body parts and outlaw the buying or selling o f fur or other parts o f trapped ani mals. I t would also make poi soning animals illegal. The ban would have ex ceptions for mice and other' Reason: small rodent-like animals and larger animals that can’t be C o n tro lled by n o n -le th a l means. T h e m o v e m e n t to b an trapping started earlier this year in B end after a half- dozen dogs were caught in tra p s in C e n tra l O reg o n . Sponsors o f the initiative say rules set by the state didn’t go far enough. Voters in O r egon have twice rejected trap ping bans, in 1980 and 2000. Your Name “Little” Recommendation I would like to recommend_______________________________ to be a Little Brother or Little Sister. His/her parent/guardian name and contact information is :______________________________________ C. Ore. ranchers prepare for wolves B E N D (AP) - O regon’s state w o lf co ordinator has w arned Bend-area ranchers to prepare fo r a rapid ex pansion o f the state’s w olf population. The wolves make their way in to the state from Idaho. They were eradicated in O r egon in the 1940s. A t a panel last week, East ern O regon ranchers long fa miliar with w olf predation on cattle com plained that they are prohibited from killing wolves and say nonlethal pre vention measures are ineffec tive. A Reason (not required, but helpful): Your Name
