AR-News: (Canada) Wildlife snowmobile stalking on the rise

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

SASKATOON   - Conservation officers are alarmed by reports of snowmobilers 
chasing wildlife, saying that high-performance snow vehicles and an increase in 
the price of fur are making it a big problem.
The majority of snowmobilers consider it a benefit of their hobby to see 
wildlife while riding the trails on a winter day. Some, however, see wildlife as 
targets for their muscle machines. 
But conservation officer Doug Lucyshyn says even short chases can be deadly 
to animals. 
 
Snowmobilers warned against terrorizing wildlife.
"Most animals in Saskatchewan just have a hard enough time surviving the 
winter as it is," he says, "when you chase them with a snowmobile, they become 
traumatized...we see this with white-tail deer in southern Saskatchewan." 
When deer are forced to run too much, their lungs can freeze which can 
eventually kill them.






full story:

http://sask.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=chasing040301 
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