Congressman lashes out at members urging wolf protections

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Congressman lashes out at members urging wolf protections
By BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press | March 5, 2015

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Young lashed out at congressional members who urged continued protections for the gray wolf in parts of the Lower 48, saying none is from a district affected by wolves.

He said during a hearing in Washington, D.C., that he would like to introduce wolves in their districts: "I'd introduce 'em in your district, you wouldn't have a homeless problem anymore."

Spokesman Matt Shuckerow said Young's comments weren't related to addressing homeless populations. He said they were hyperbolic and meant to show wolves pose a threat to wildlife management and have damaging effects on communities.

Young earlier voiced frustration with a lack of consultation with the state and Native groups on issues.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Congressman-lashes-out-at-members-urging-wolf-6117582.php

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Congressman Don Young would like to see animals slaughtered
wherever they are trying to live out their lives on this planet. [/center]

[DirkGently]

1. That guy is seriously deranged.

He's the one that twisted some poor staffer's arm for daring to tell him which door to use.

[Botany]

2. I really hate that man

[Arkansas Granny]

4. That video is amazing.

This was covered in a recent episode of "Earth, A New Wild" on PBS. It was really eye opening.

http://www.pbs.org/earth-a-new-wild/home/

[Botany]

6. A few years ago I was at a conference about ecological restoration and the talk from a ....

.... biologist from Yellowstone Park about the wolves was amazing.

It seems that w/the elk no longer camped out along the streams and rivers the
aspen groves grew back which in turn helped to shade the water and dropped
insects to the native trout and the trout started doing better and then the
grizzly bears had less problems w/humans because they were eating the trout
and staying out of the way of "the humans."

I have hunted and done outdoor stuff for years but these assholes who want to kill
wolves just because they can really pisses me off. F'ing stupid and proud of it too.

[Major Hogwash]

18. "F'ing stupid and proud of it too."

Those are the 2 biggest character traits of most Republicans.
And they go hand in hand with each other.

[packman]

20. Does this mean Sarah

won't be "hunting" wolves from her helicopter?

[wordpix]

5. that photo of him with the poor dead animal is haunting

I hate him, too. What is the animal, do you know?

I'd love to see him try to take that animal down with a spear or something early humans used. Alone. By his no big dick rifle self alone.

[2naSalit]

7. It's an oryx.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryx

[wordpix]

21. I can't tell the subspecies from this - most are threatened

fricking repugnants

[2naSalit]

23. Yup.

It is hard to tell the sub-species. And yup, damned repugnican.

[RKP5637]

13. It's disgusting! So indicative of the mentality of his ilk! n/t

[indie9197]

11. The narrator keeps talking about deer, but I think elk was the main problem there.

A lot more elk than deer in Yellowstone and Grand Teton. I was reading an article that was attempting to explain why the elk population was dropping and after a lot of study it seems like the wolves are not really to blame. Lots of different factors it turns out but drought seems to be the biggest factor. No matter, it is good to see wolves back in the ecosystem.

http://discovermagazine.com/2014/may/16-elk-vanishing-act

[Botany]

14. yes it was a "european thing" to call the elk deer

In Norway they call moose, elk.

[wordpix]

22. repug science: always a drought or wolves; never overhunting or roads into wilderness

to explain why ungulate populations drop.

[Panich52]

16. Beat me to posting vid. Fell in love w/ it last yr. Post it wherever I can

[Blue_In_AK]

3. I've never met anyone here who will admit to having voted for him,

especially in the last 20 years or so, and yet he keeps being elected. Funny how that works.

I don't wish death on anyone but ... he IS getting old.

[2naSalit]

8. Everybody's

day is on the calendar, maybe his is sooner than later...

[OnyxCollie]

9. Dickhead. nt

[rwsanders]

10. Another wimp. If it wasn't a wolf, he'd be scared of his own shadow. Wolf haters make me sick.

I got a reply from my idiot senator Blunt (as in not the sharpest knife in the drawer) "explaining" how wolves are "fully recovered" in some areas and we must respect "rights of private property holders".
How do people so fatuous make it to such high offices?

[RKP5637]

12. This guy is totally fucked up unfit for office. n/t

[Bartlet]

15. His comments make perfect sense

if you're a fucking moron.

" He said they were hyperbolic and meant to show wolves pose a threat to wildlife management and have damaging effects on communities."

Not sure how someone this stupid gets elected to office, doesn't say much for Alaska voters.

[Dont call me Shirley]

19. Don young: bloodthirsty idiot.