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Too much of a good thing?(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
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National Parks
- Article date:
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March 22, 2008
- Author:
- Mock, Robin; Starr, Frank C.
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Your article about the disappearing brown bears in Katmai National Preserve tugged at my heartstrings. I am thankful for organizations like yours that not only bring these issues to light, but also offer solutions to correct a wrong or overlooked directive.
ROBIN MOCK
Wilsonville, OR
The article, "A Bear of a Problem" [Winter 2008], really got my attention. Katmai National Park and Preserve encompasses more than four million acres, and the preserve portion--the only place where hunting is allowed--makes up less than 10 percent of the entire park unit. Even so, the over-harvest of bears has always been ...