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Parks Service defends refusal to use wolves
By DAN ELLIOTT
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) -- Government lawyers say the National Park Service acted properly when it ruled out using wolves to control the elk population in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The Park Service and the wildlife advocacy group WildEarth Guardians made their cases Thursday before a federal appeals court hearing at the University of Colorado Law School in Denver.
WildEarth Guardians sued the Park Service, saying it failed to give sufficient consideration to the use of wolves. The group also contends that allowing some specially-trained volunteers to help Park Service employees in shooting and killing elk in the park to control the population amounts to hunting, which is prohibited in national parks.
The park sometimes has so many elk that they overgraze the trees, shrubs and grass, leaving other animals without enough food and habitat.
Posted: Thursday, September 20 2012, 07:16 PM CDT
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Okla. Legislature OKs tax breaks for storm victims
May 24, 2013 15:54 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma Senate has approved a bill to provide various tax breaks to property and vehicle owners who suffered losses in Monday's tornado that tore through Moore and left 24 people dead.
The bill approved unanimously in the Senate on Friday also provides sales tax breaks for businesses that donate inventory to help storm victims and property tax credits for property that increases in value after it's rebuilt.
The bill applies to victims of tornados that occur in 2013 and for which a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration was issued. The measure still must be approved by the House before the Legislature adjourns.
The measure was sponsored by Moore Republican Sen. Anthony Sykes, who represents most of the communities hit hardest by Monday's storms.
Online:
Senate Bill 330: http://bit.ly/16TdnXX
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