wolf essay/poster contest (and rhetoric)
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-=-Perceived as a threat to livestock, wolves have long been
persecuted. Wolves once roamed throughout the lower 48 states,
but are now found in just a fraction of their former territory. -=-
[Below is the e-mail from which that came, and some of you might be
interested.
But what struck me was the choice of phrasing in the first sentence above.
Yowza, what subtle yet overbearing rhetoric.
I think it could be fairly translated "Because some ignorant people falsely
believed wolves might kill livestock, the poor innocent wolves have been
mistreated unfairly."]
This came from Yborresen@...
Dear Educator,
Defenders of Wildlife is sponsoring essay and poster contests for
students in grades 6 though 8 focusing on the gray wolf. The topic
of the essay contest is “Protecting Wolves in the United States”
and the topic of the poster contest is “Wolves in Wild Places.” The
goal of the contests is to raise awareness and educate students
about the plight of the gray wolf in the United States.
Perceived as a threat to livestock, wolves have long been
persecuted. Wolves once roamed throughout the lower 48 states,
but are now found in just a fraction of their former territory.
We would like for your school to participate in the contests. To
assist you and your students, Defenders of Wildlife has created a
wolf curriculum designed for students in grades 6 through 8. This
curriculum is available free of charge on Defenders of Wildlife’s
website for kids, www.kidsplanet.org under the “Teacher’s Table”
link. The curriculum integrates technology, readings and problem
solving. Our main website www.defenders.org also contains a
wealth of information about wolves.
The deadline for essay and poster submissions is December 31,
2002. Contest information and guidelines are available online at
www.kidsplanet.org Please feel free to photocopy and
distribute the contest flyers found on Kids' Planet. There will be
first-, second-, and third-place winners with monetary prizes
awarded in the form of savings bonds of $1,000, $500, and
$250 respectively. If you would like more information, please
contact me via email or by telephone at 202-682-9400.
Regards,
Yvonne Borresen
Education Associate
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persecuted. Wolves once roamed throughout the lower 48 states,
but are now found in just a fraction of their former territory. -=-
[Below is the e-mail from which that came, and some of you might be
interested.
But what struck me was the choice of phrasing in the first sentence above.
Yowza, what subtle yet overbearing rhetoric.
I think it could be fairly translated "Because some ignorant people falsely
believed wolves might kill livestock, the poor innocent wolves have been
mistreated unfairly."]
This came from Yborresen@...
Dear Educator,
Defenders of Wildlife is sponsoring essay and poster contests for
students in grades 6 though 8 focusing on the gray wolf. The topic
of the essay contest is “Protecting Wolves in the United States”
and the topic of the poster contest is “Wolves in Wild Places.” The
goal of the contests is to raise awareness and educate students
about the plight of the gray wolf in the United States.
Perceived as a threat to livestock, wolves have long been
persecuted. Wolves once roamed throughout the lower 48 states,
but are now found in just a fraction of their former territory.
We would like for your school to participate in the contests. To
assist you and your students, Defenders of Wildlife has created a
wolf curriculum designed for students in grades 6 through 8. This
curriculum is available free of charge on Defenders of Wildlife’s
website for kids, www.kidsplanet.org under the “Teacher’s Table”
link. The curriculum integrates technology, readings and problem
solving. Our main website www.defenders.org also contains a
wealth of information about wolves.
The deadline for essay and poster submissions is December 31,
2002. Contest information and guidelines are available online at
www.kidsplanet.org Please feel free to photocopy and
distribute the contest flyers found on Kids' Planet. There will be
first-, second-, and third-place winners with monetary prizes
awarded in the form of savings bonds of $1,000, $500, and
$250 respectively. If you would like more information, please
contact me via email or by telephone at 202-682-9400.
Regards,
Yvonne Borresen
Education Associate
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Deborah Lewis
***But what struck me was the choice of phrasing in the first sentence
above.
Yowza, what subtle yet overbearing rhetoric.
I think it could be fairly translated "Because some ignorant people
falsely
believed wolves might kill livestock, the poor innocent wolves have been
mistreated unfairly."]***
I agree the wording was designed to stir strong emotion, but for good
reason.
From "Our Montana History"
In 1884 the Montana territorial legislature for the first time provided
for the payment of a bounty on wolves, one dollar for one (dead) wolf. In
1911 the state offered a $15 bounty on wolves. In 1933 the bounty
provision for wolves were removed from the law books, there was simply no
longer any need for it. Just exactly how many wolves were "harvested" in
Montana? In 1884 bounties were paid on 5,450 wolves, in 1885 the number
was 2,224, in 1886 2,587 -- in all, between 1884 and 1933 Montana paid
well over $340,000 in bounty money on some 80,000 wolves. Between the
years of 1850-1920, as part of government policy, over 1.5 million wolves
were shot, trapped, or poisoned.
----------------------------------------------------
Yowza indeed!
Other states had bounty's too.
There is a picture, and old black and white photo of an agent standing
next to a pile of wolf skulls. It's bigger and taller than you can
imagine.
Two years ago a Wolf pack in the Deer Lodge valley, the Boulder pack,
was tracked and killed and the pups clubbed, some left to starve, when a
rancher lost two calves to wolves. The Alpha female was a wolf had been
collared in Banff a few years before. The rancher was fully compensated
for his loss, paid market value even.
Montana is still at it today, the killing of wildlife, with legislators
pushing to end the endangered status of wolves in the pacific northwest
AND with a 45 million dollar budget over the next 15 years for the
Montana Department of Livestock to harass and kill Yellowstone Bison who
wander from the park onto Montana public lands. The state used 2
million dollars of taxpayer money last winter to kill 203 Bison.
They claim the threat of brucellosis. Interestingly, there has never
been a confirmed case of brucellosis transmission from wild bison. Wild
elk population carry brucellosis too but the DOL isn't killing them on
behalf of ranchers because the state of Montana can sell Elk tags and
make a huge profit off out of state hunters every season. Calves can
be vaccinated against brucellosis and no antigen is detectable in the
blood of mature slaughter animals.
Rhetoric maybe, but not without reason.
And SOMEONE needs to be passionate about injustice in order to effect
change.
Deb L, who was out last night at midnight listening to coyotes, because
there were no wolves to be heard.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
above.
Yowza, what subtle yet overbearing rhetoric.
I think it could be fairly translated "Because some ignorant people
falsely
believed wolves might kill livestock, the poor innocent wolves have been
mistreated unfairly."]***
I agree the wording was designed to stir strong emotion, but for good
reason.
From "Our Montana History"
In 1884 the Montana territorial legislature for the first time provided
for the payment of a bounty on wolves, one dollar for one (dead) wolf. In
1911 the state offered a $15 bounty on wolves. In 1933 the bounty
provision for wolves were removed from the law books, there was simply no
longer any need for it. Just exactly how many wolves were "harvested" in
Montana? In 1884 bounties were paid on 5,450 wolves, in 1885 the number
was 2,224, in 1886 2,587 -- in all, between 1884 and 1933 Montana paid
well over $340,000 in bounty money on some 80,000 wolves. Between the
years of 1850-1920, as part of government policy, over 1.5 million wolves
were shot, trapped, or poisoned.
----------------------------------------------------
Yowza indeed!
Other states had bounty's too.
There is a picture, and old black and white photo of an agent standing
next to a pile of wolf skulls. It's bigger and taller than you can
imagine.
Two years ago a Wolf pack in the Deer Lodge valley, the Boulder pack,
was tracked and killed and the pups clubbed, some left to starve, when a
rancher lost two calves to wolves. The Alpha female was a wolf had been
collared in Banff a few years before. The rancher was fully compensated
for his loss, paid market value even.
Montana is still at it today, the killing of wildlife, with legislators
pushing to end the endangered status of wolves in the pacific northwest
AND with a 45 million dollar budget over the next 15 years for the
Montana Department of Livestock to harass and kill Yellowstone Bison who
wander from the park onto Montana public lands. The state used 2
million dollars of taxpayer money last winter to kill 203 Bison.
They claim the threat of brucellosis. Interestingly, there has never
been a confirmed case of brucellosis transmission from wild bison. Wild
elk population carry brucellosis too but the DOL isn't killing them on
behalf of ranchers because the state of Montana can sell Elk tags and
make a huge profit off out of state hunters every season. Calves can
be vaccinated against brucellosis and no antigen is detectable in the
blood of mature slaughter animals.
Rhetoric maybe, but not without reason.
And SOMEONE needs to be passionate about injustice in order to effect
change.
Deb L, who was out last night at midnight listening to coyotes, because
there were no wolves to be heard.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema
Rock On Deb, Rock On!
Heidi
Heidi