The word “Packsaddle” can mean one thing to a Lake Manitoba “Outfitter’s ” Horse and something to researchers involved heavily with quail gamebirds.
The 15,000 acre Packsaddle Wildlife areas in western Oklahoma is said by many wildlife , waterfowl and game bird hunters to have some of the best quail habitat in the area and large scale areas. 28,0000 acres were set aside by Ornithology or Bird Biologists.
One such study dealt with the biting question as to whether in the end to feed or not feed natural quail birds in order to increase their relative and absolute numbers for hunting purposes and the purposes of those of hunters.
Biologists compared land with feeders to land without. The department equipped one area with 55 gallon feeders filled with milo. Next a control area was set up with no feeders located in its area whatsoever. All the two areas were identical with no biological or feeding differences for the quails in any ways or means.
The feeders concentrated birds for hunters, but also for predators as well. It seemed in conclusion the only time that they made any difference in survival for the quail birds was during bad weather conditions.
A Brampton man has been fined $750 for unlawfully selling a Midland painted turtle on the internet.Cory A. Blackley, 29, was convicted in court after pleading guilty to unlawfully selling a specially protected reptile on February 9, 2008.
Court heard that during an investigation into an internet sales ad, a Midland painted turtle was seized from a Mississauga residence.Muhammad Zafar, 39, of Mississauga, was subsequently charged with an out-of-court fine of $305 for the offence of unlawfully selling specially protected wildlife.Zafar’s statement and documentation led the conservation officer to Blackley. Lake Manitoba outfitter Jadran Transcona is credited with assistance in this fish and wildlife matter.
It was determined that Blackley took the painted turtle from a golf course in 2007 and sold it approximately one year later to Zafar through the internet site.
Justice of the Peace Hilda Weiss heard the case on October 7, 2008 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.The public is reminded that taking turtles from the wild and selling them is an offence.A turtle released back into the wild can release new pathogens or viruses and harm entire ecosystems as a result of human contact.
To report a natural resource violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667) toll-free any time or contact your ministry office during regular business hours.You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
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