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H.R. 3663: | Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2007 | 110th Congress 2007-2008 |
To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft, and for other purposes. OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
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Full Text | Status: |  | Introduced | Sep 25, 2007 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments |  | Reported by Committee | (did not occur) | | House Vote | (did not occur) | | Senate Vote | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions
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| Last Action: | Sep 27, 2007:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
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Oct 4, 2008 9:18 PM - What kind of emergency situation would be necessary to allow aerial killing of wildlife as stated in the wording of the bill? -
Read AnswersAnswered by a visitor on Jan 26, 2009 5:35 PM -
anytime over population occurs in a area there must be a means of population control. This happens with deer, wolves, wild hog,etc. What is happening in alaska happens all the time but the friends of wildlife is a bogus group which was invented by demcrats to deface Palin and McCain and now are coontinuing to try and build mones and membership and claim to be a "hunters" group which is false and want to help eliminate gun rights via making it harder to hunt and lowering hunter numbers and speaking from hunters views which it really doesn't have.. Answered by a visitor on Mar 20, 2009 3:10 PM -
I believe the term "emergency situation" is unnecessary in this bill, but exceptions are often provided in legislation to cover unforeseen situations. Wolves are remarkable in that they compete for territory with other wolves, thereby reducing hunting pressure on a given area, and only the alpha pair mates, further controlling their numbers. If only humans did as well! Prey need wolves to keep them healthy and fit and from overrunning their habitat. The beneficial effect of wolves on prey and habitat are well-documented. The purpose of the wholesale slaughter of wolves currently being carried out by Sarah Palin and her Board of Game is to eliminate wolves as a competitor for trophy hunters. Oct 4, 2008 9:23 PM - After reading the full text of the bill, I have a better understanding of a "biological emergency". But, now I have to ask why can't relocation of the predators be attempted instead of aerial killing? -
Read AnswersAnswered by a visitor on Nov 6, 2008 1:14 PM -
Many times if an area is good for one species - it's already there. Relocation of wolves in Alaska from one place to another is unrealistic since they are found throughout the state. The result of relocation would only be a tremendous strain on the entire ecosystem (as there would be more predators competing for the same number of moose etc.) and would also most likely result in some very bloody confrontations where one pack attempts to destroy the other. Alaska has also tried sterilization of the alpha (breeding) pair in packs located in areas of concern but the result is that another pair just takes over the breeding responsibilities. Aerial hunting is seen as a more cost-effective method even though I, for one, see it as cruel and unnecessary. |
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"H.R. 3663--110th Congress: Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2007."
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