Although they were painful to look at, I am
glad you put the photographs of glory-hungry hunters posing with
the animals they killed in the June 25 issue. New conservationists
indeed! Their motives are those of Layne Bangerter, who, as natural
resources advisor to Idaho’s governor, claims it is normal to
“want animals to hunt, fish and trap.” With the fox
guarding the hen house, there is little hope for the survival of
many forms of wildlife in Idaho.
Thomas R.
Thompson
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline ‘Prop up that bear’s head, Karl’.
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