LYNX REINTRODUCTION WORRIES COLORADO RANCHERS. BOB ELLISON REPORTS.
ACTUALITIES COME FROM LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO SHEEP RANCHER J.PAUL
BROWN. LA PLATA IS SPELLED L-A SPACE P-L-A-T-A.
THERE ARE TWO EXTRA ACTUALITIES FOLLOWING THE STORY. IN THE FIRST EXTRA
ACTUALITY, BROWN SAYS THERE IS NO REASON TO REINTRODUCE THE LYNX TO
SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO. IN THE SECOND EXTRA ACTUALITY, BROWN SAYS HE AND
HIS COLLEAGUES ARE WORRIED THE GOVERNMENT MAY FORCE RANCHERS TO STAY OUT
OF CERTAIN AREAS IN ORDER TO HELP THE LYNX THRIVE.
STAND BY, THE STORY COMES FIRST IN 3...2...1...
(ELLISON) - SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO RANCHERS ARE AFRAID OF MORE
PREDATORS AND MORE GOVERNMENT RED TAPE AFTER A FEDERAL JUDGE REFUSED LAST
WEEK TO HALT THE REINTRODUCTION OF LYNX TO THEIR AREA. LA PLATA COUNTY
SHEEP RANCHER J.PAUL BROWN SAYS LYNX, WHICH ARE LIKE LARGE WILDCATS, COULD
THREATEN HIS LIVESTOCK.
(BROWN) - THEY ARE PREDATORS. I THINK THAT THEY WOULD, IF THE
FOOD SOURCES WEREN'T THERE, AND THE SHEEP WERE THERE, THE LAMBS, THEY VERY
POSSIBLY COULD KILL LAMBS.
(ELLISON) - BUT BROWN SAYS BURDENSOME GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
COULD BE MORE OF A THREAT THAN THE LYNX THEMSELVES.
(BROWN) - I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL OUTLAW TOTALLY ANY KIND OF
PREDATOR CONTROL AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PREDATORS HERE THAT WE HAVE TO
CONTROL, THE COYOTE, MOUNTAIN LION AND THE BEAR IN PARTICULAR.
(ELLISON) - BROWN SAYS THE LYNX SHOULD BE RELEASED IN THE MORE
HOSPITABLE NORTH CENTRAL AREA OF COLORADO. BUT HE SAYS WELL-CONNECTED
PEOPLE THERE WOULD NOT STAND FOR IT.
(BROWN) - AND POLITICALLY THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T PUT THE LYNX IN
THAT AREA AND SO THEY DUMPED ON US IN THE SAN JUAN.
(ELLISON) - THE COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE IS SCHEDULED TO
BEGIN RELEASING LYNX THIS MONTH.
BOB ELLISON, WASHINGTON.
(ELLISON) - STAND BY FOR THE FIRST EXTRA ACTUALITY. THE CUT RUNS
13 SECONDS IN 3...2...1...
(BROWN) - WE FEEL LIKE THAT THE LYNX INTRODUCTION HERE IN THE
SAN JUAN IS DOOMED TO FAIL IN THE FIRST PLACE. THERE'S NOT ANY PROOF THAT
THE LYNX WAS OVER HERE IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO.
(ELLISON) - STAND BY FOR THE SECOND EXTRA ACTUALITY. THE CUT
RUNS 16 SECONDS IN 3...2...1...
(BROWN) - THEY MAY REQUIRE US TO STAY AWAY FROM CERTAIN AREAS
WHICH MIGHT END UP BREAKING US BECAUSE IT WOULD BE JUST FINANCIALLY
PROHIBITIVE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
(ELLISON) - THE FARM BUREAU RADIO NEWSLINE IS UPDATED EVERY
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AT 5 P.M. EASTERN TIME. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING.
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