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"County Tightens Belt"

From the Ontonagon Herald, 9-29-04

Reported by Harold S. Ritter

"...A letter to the County Board and signed by 12 citizens asked the Commissioners to send a letter supporting removal of the timber wolf from the Endangered Species list to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.  The letter also asked the County Commissioners to adopt a resolution favoring the total elimination of timber wolves not only from Ontonagon County but from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  Moskwa (Joe, a Commissioner) spoke to this issue saying, "Due to the costly loss of farm livestock, hunting dogs and family pets, these predators are not a good mix with the general population of our County."

"It was now moved by Moskwa to send a letter supporting removal of the timber wolf from the endangered species list.  This was supported by Pelkola.  All voted in favor.  Paulman abstained.

Department of Natural Resources:  District 3 Report for week ending 8-1-04.

CO David Miller responded to a wolf depredation complaint along with Wildlife Division personnel.  The wolf entered a barn and killed a steer that had been tied up.  Control measures are being used by the department to alleviate the problem.  The western U.P. is in District 3 and the eastern is in District  4.