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SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1961
Pacific Fisher Introduced To Western Klamath County
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Portland - Mission "Fisher'
accomplished. Months of plan
ning for the reintroduction of
the fisher into the state bore
fruit recently when the game
commission released 11 of
these beautiful and valuable
furbearing animals in Klam
ath county in south central
Oregon. The new home for
these transplanted wilderness
animals encompasses the vast
expanses of the Mountain
Lakes Wild area, located to
the west of Klamath lake.
Five males and six females
form the nucleus fisher popu
lation, with more than half
young animals no more than a
year or so in age giving prom
ise for excellent reproduction
to take place.
The transplant) of fisher was
not accomplished without the
cooperation from many sourc
es. The U. S. forest service
lent valuable financial assist
ance. Trappers in British Col
umbia cooperated with the
British Columbia Department
of Fish and Came in captur
ing and holding the animals.
And the U. S. Air Force made
sure the animals reached their
new home by helicopter serv
ice from Klamath Falls to the
snowbound mountain wild
area.
Enemy of Porcupine
Initial planning to reintro
duce the fisher, thought to be
extinct in the state or almost
so, began in mid-summer
when the game commission
and the U.S. forest service
worked out a cooperative pro
gram. Weyerhaeuser Timber
company also showed consid
erable interest and offered its
assistance if it were needed.
Primary reason for the re
Introduction was to allow this
valuable furbearer, once na
tive to the state, to regain its
place among Oregon's wild
life. The fisher is also an en
emy of the porcupine and it
is hoped the big furbearer
will prove a valuable adjunct
In the control of these wad
dling tree destroyers.
As soon as the winter sea
ton opened, trappers of Brit
ish Columbia began their part
in the reintroduction by cap
turing the animals alive and
transporting them to the Brit
ish Columbia department of
fishand game at Kamloops.
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Here they were held at
game farm until enough were
captured to make the initial
plant a successful one.
When word was received,
Chct Kebbe, who heads the
game commission's furbearing
animal program, assisted by
Bob Mace, chief ot the upland
game bird section, made the
long drive to Kamloops by
pickup truck to get the fisher
and bring them back into Ore
gon. Air Force Helps
At Kamloops the animals
were sexed, aged, and tagged
and transferred to individual
cages for the journey south.
The Air Force took over at
Klamath Falls and in two
trips by helicopter to the re
lease site, the Pacific fisher
once again became a living
part of Oregon's wilderness
wildlife scene.
According to Kebbe, the
fisher, up to 10 pounds in
weight and 2 to 3 feet in
length, is probably the quick
est and most ferocious animal
for its size he has ever at
tempted to handle. And he
brought back proof of his
statement in the form of one
well-lacerated finger, received
during the aging and tagging
process.
The Pacific fisher is a large
member of the weasel family.
It has the sharp, alert face
characteristic of the entire
group, long, slender body, and
bushy tail. It is primarly a
wilderness animal, preferring
the solitudes away from hum
an habitation. Squirrels, chip
munks, rabbits, and other
members of the rodent family
form the major part of its
diet. It is one of the few ani
mals that will attack and kill
porcupines without injury to
itself.
Name Misnomer
Its name is certainly a mis
nomer for the fisher does not
fish. It prefers to catch its
food among .the tree tops and
does so with case, for it is
the fastest tree-traveler of any
mammal. It is as much or
more at home among the trees
as it is on the ground.
Color of the fisher is dark
brown to' nearly black, with
white-tipped hairs giving the
animal a frosty appearance,
especially . around the head
and shoulders. Its legs are
dark, almost black, and so is
its 16 -inch fox-- like tail.
Weights run to 10 pounds
with large animals of 18
pounds recorded.
Mating takes place in April
and is unique in the weasel
family for it takes place only
a few days following birth of
the young. The young are
born almost a full year from
the time mating takes place.
This long gestation period re
sults from what is called "dis
continuous development." The ,
growth of the embryo is halt
ed at a very early stage and
is not resumed for several
months. Because of this long
gestation period, the mother
fisher must leave her blind.
helpless youngsters and hurry
off to find a mate for her next
set of young while she is still
occupied with the present set.
Not Bloodthirsty
Opportunists, the fisher will
attack almost any animal near
its size and even the bobcat
and lynx are no match top its
blinding speed. However, the
fisher is not a bloodthirsty
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FURBEARING FISHER RELEASED The
Pacific fisher, transplanted from British Co
lumbia, has been reintroduced in Oregon in
a state commission project. Eleven of the
animals were released recently in the Moun
tain Lakes Wild area west of Klamath lake.
Here a fisher is released by Lt. Michael
Langord of the U.S. Air Force which pro
vided helicopter service to the release site.
All 11 fisher scurried to the safety of the
timber in a high loping gate characteristic
of the animal. The inset picture, upper right,
gives a closer view of a fisher. Fisher were
once fairly abundant in Oregon. It is thought
that poison stations for predators and heavy
trapping reduced the population to near
extinction.
Johnson Given Key to City
Physical, mental and spirit
ual training and the attribute
of honesty needed if one is to
become a champion were
stressed yesterday morning by
Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic
decathlon champion and
world record holder, at a pub
lic breakfast at Rogue Valley
Country club.
Johnson, world's greatest
athlete who carried this na
tion's flag in the Olympic pro
cession at Rome, was given a
standing ovation when he
stood up to address the large
audience. M e d f o r d Mayor
John Snider presented the
UCLA graduate a key to the
city.
Pointing out the importance
of athletics in our society,
Johnson declared, "Here is an
ken ... I don't think athletes
part as enemies."
Friends Made
There are always friends
made in athletic competition,
the star athlete said. He said
the most important value
from athletics to him has been
the friends he's made. Friend
ships made under pressure are
lasting, Johnson asserted. He
valued the exchange of ideas
with athletes of other nations.
Johnson brought out that
athletics are an area in which
there is very little compro
mise. "If a man wants to be
a champion, he's going to have
to work and concentrate, he
stated. "Hours of preparation
are required.
Shot Putter Parry O'Brien,
400-meter man Otis Davis and
sprinter Wilma Rudolph were
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killer such as the weasel and
takes only what it needs to
live, storing surplus food
which it invariably goes back
to eat.
The soft, silky fur of the
fisher has always brought a
good price with prime pelts
bringing as much as $125 on
the open market. In Oregon, :
trapping has been prohibited i
since 1936, at which time trap-
pers reported taking 11 ani-1
mal.s.
Plans on the reintroduction I
of the fisher into Oregon call j
for the live trapping and re-'
lease of 20 or more animals to
form the nucleus population.
lion to physical training, and
hurdler Glenn Davis and
vauller Don Bragg as exam
ples of mental preparation.
Spiritual Quality
The spiritual quality, ex
emplified by the Rev. Bob
Richards and Bobby Morrow,
Johnson said, is something
that can be taken on when
athletic days are over and can
be lasting into any walk of
life. Athletes everywhere have
prayed, realizing that they
have been given physical and
mental qualities by someone
bigger than they are, the ath
lete stated.
Winning is the most impor-
4 Medford
Gridders
Selected
Portland - ItlHI-David Doug
las, Jefferson, Medford and
North Salem have each placed
the maximum of four players
on the Metropolitan and State
squads for the 14th annual
Shriners hospital all-star foot
ball game here Aug. 19.
Douglas, which won the
siale A-l grid championship
last year, and Jefferson were
two of 16 schools represented
on the Metro team and North
Salem, which lost to Douglas
in the title game, and Med
ford, were two of 14 schools
to place players on the State
squad.
The selections, announced
Saturday, were made by Mary
Hiebei t of David Douglas,
head coach of the Metro
squad, and State head coach
Mel Fox of North Salem.
Douglas placed center Hoyt
Kconey, quarterback Terry
DcSylvia and halfbacks Dan
Lambert and Dave Hansen
and Jefferson gained spots
Willi quarterback Ron Her
gert, halfback Ron Martin,
guard Russ Morrison and tack
le Jim While.
Medford isi represented
by quarterback Dick Rag
dile. halfback! Phil Hum
phreys and Dan Sieg and
guard Al Funston. Making
it for North Salem were
quarterback Bill Micklo,
end Bob Haskins and guards
Joe Rainwater and Dave
Olse.
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tant thing about athletics, ac- Southern Oregon college jun
cording to Johnson, who said
that the idea of winning has
made the American society as
great as it is.
Johnson was brought here
for a Presbyterian Youlh fel
lowship dinner Friday night.
Arrival Dolayed
A cancelled flight, a fog
bound airport, and a late take
off couldn't stop the incom
parable Johnson from coming.
With the Los Angeles air
port fogged in, Rafer's first
flight was cancelled until 2:30
p.m. A flight was rescheduled
for 10:30 a.m. but Rafer could
not be found. He did make the
afternoon lime but this would
have put him in Medford at
7:10 p.m., after the event was
over.
To hurry things along, Dr.
D. K. West, pastor of First
Presbyterian church, charter
ed a private plane to get Ra
fer at San Francisco.
The best athlete in the
world proved he was as good
a crowd plcascr as a deca
thlon champion at the dinner.
He spoke there also of the
need for readiness, physically,
menially and spiritually. -
Of spiritual readiness, Ra
fer said, 'Hcre is someone
that won't let you down."
He also went on to tell the
ffrnnn.thal hnfore pnch pnninp-
I tilion he prayed, prayed not
that he would win, but that he
and his fellow competitors
would do their best on the
field that day.
He tried to imparl to those
in attendance that only when
all senses are in working con
dition is a champion born.
ior varsity basketball winnine
sircaK at 11 games Friday
night when it nipped the Ore
gon club 66 to 65.
SOC was in front 32 to 28
al the midway point of the see
saw scramble.
Larry H i n k was the lop
point-getter with 30 for the
night for the jayvees. Smith
had 17 points for COS, and
Belcastro 15.
The loss left the Raider JV
with a 12-2 season mark.
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Snowmen Call
Monday Session
Since this is the active
time of the year for snow
skiers, the Rogue Snowmen
have called a meeting for
Monday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m.
at the Red Cross building,
60 Hawthorne ave.
Regular business scheduled
will be in connection with
the dry land ski school Snow
men conduct on Wednesday
evenings, progress of the de
velopment at Ml. Ashland
and possible use of their port
able rope tow this year.
Special feature of the eve
ning will be a movie of the
1960 Winter Olympics by Ski
Patrolman Jim Johns of
Southern Oregon college.
Prospective members are
welcomed by the Snowmen.
Lifting of Segregation
Barriers May Be Asked
Tampa, Fla. - IUPI) - The
NAACP will ask all major
league baseball clubs training
in Florida to break down seg
regation barriers against their
Negro players, it was an
nounced here.
The manager of Miami's
Biscayne Terrace hotel said
the Chicago White Sox team,
which includes five Negroes,
will stay at the hotel April 1-2
when it is scheduled to play
exhibition games in Miami.
Hotel Manager Randy Kip
pel said he had "mulled it
over in my mind for three or j
four weeks and in my opinion i
it is just a matter of time be- j
fore these things are bound to
happen in Miami."
Stale NAACP President A.
Leon Lowry of Tampa said
Thursday:
"We are calling the atten
tion of all major league bnQt
clubs to the fact that in every
city in Florida where teams
ptsctice Negro players are
discriminated against in hous
ing, recreation and eating and
In some instances transporta
tion."
Lowry said the letters would
ask each team "to follow the
lead of the Yankees in at
tempting to end racial bias."
In Tallahassee, Gov, Farris
Bryant said it "goes against
established custom" to quarter
Negroes with whiles in Flor
ida hotels, but he said it would
probably not violate any laws.
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