AR-News: (Canada) Ontario moves to protect Algonquin Park wolves

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Last Updated Wed, 03 Mar 2004 19:45:16 
TORONTO - The Ontario government intends to permanently ban hunting and 
trapping wolves and coyotes in Algonquin Provincial Park and in the 40 townships 
surrounding the park, Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay announced on 
Wednesday. 

(Courtesy: The Friends of Algonquin Park)
There will also be a ban on using dogs to chase wolves and coyotes as well as 
using wire neck snares to trap them, Ramsay said. 
"It's vital to the people of Ontario that their wildlife is protected," 
Ramsay said. "Today we are taking real, positive action to help ensure Ontarians 
will hear the howls of the wolves of Algonquin in the future." 
Although wildlife in Algonquin Park has been protected from hunting for many 
years, biologists believe the wolf population is declining because the animals 
are being shot and trapped when they wander outside the park boundaries. 





full story:

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/03/03/canada/wolves_040303 
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