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International Wildlife Management Symposium
Managing Wildlife in the Next Century

Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia

Richmond, BC. --(Ammoland.com)- This year the Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia (GOABC) will be hosting our first International Wildlife Management Symposium: Managing Wildlife in the Next Century.

The symposium attendees will hear international conservation experts speak on the social, political and environmental pressures on wildlife management in their regions.

These experts will review successful management techniques and provide strategic direction of wildlife management for British Columbia.

Society is becoming increasingly urban, which is not only changing wildlife habitat, but is also changing social perceptions about how environmental issues should be approached.

GOABC International Wildlife Management Symposium

There is a myth that wildlife exists by accident and that resource conservation means leaving nature untouched. Guide outfitters and hunters are not seen as stewards of the land. Recent polls revealed that 15% of Americans oppose hunting and 15% support legal hunting. The anti- hunting movement is loud, well-organized and portrays hunters as the enemies of environmental conservation to the 70% “in the middle”.

We want educate non-hunters on the positive role that hunters play in conservation and encourage them to be active in conservation. Furthermore, we also to start a fundamental shift among sportsmen from caring about hunting to caring about all wildlife. Ranchers care about their cattle, anglers care about fish and hunters need to be passionate about preserving a diversity of wildlife species.

It is important that science, not politics or social pressure, is used to guide wildlife management decisions.

The GOABC wants to establish a commitment to the North American Wildlife Conservation Model in BC. The model provides an overarching perspective that is cognizant of history and emphasizes the importance of science in resource management.

A commitment to using science in wildlife management is key to preserving the diversity and richness of wildlife and their habitat.

Anyone who cares about wildlife should attend this symposium. It will take place Dec 8-9, 2011 at the Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond, BC.

For more information please contact GOABC at 1-877-818-2688 or info@goabc.org

December 8 and 9,2011
The Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel
Richmond,BC

About:
The mission of the Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia (GOABC) is to be the leader among guide outfitting associations in the areas of governance and organizational performance while ensuring legal and ethical integrity. The GOABC promotes guide outfitting to government and within our communities. We help market the Canadian northwest as the premier hunting destination and endorse the responsible, sustainable and ethical use of the wildlife resource. We encourage our members to honour a Code of Conduct and follow best practices to ensure the highest quality wilderness experiences for hunting clients. Visit: www.goabc.org

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Montana Outfitter Has License Suspended For Two Years

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

MALTA, Mont. --(Ammoland.com)- A three yearlong investigation and prosecution that led to the conviction of a licensed Montana outfitter has now led to the Montana Board of Outfitters suspending the outfitters license for two years and an administrative fine of $2,500.00.

Details of the board’s order are as follows: Greslin’s two year suspension is stayed for 18 months. During the 18 months his license will be on probation and he shall have no further violations of statute or administrative rule.

Also, he must complete the Advanced Outfitter Class before he completes the transfer of his business.

“The case began during the fall of 2005 when three mule deer bucks were found wasted in a dumpsite near Polson, MT, and a spoiled mule deer buck was brought into Broadus Meats for processing. All of the deer had a license on them belonging to outfitter sponsored hunting clients of Kenneth Greslin, owner of Powder River Outfitters,” said Lennie Buhmann, a Fish, Wildlife and Parks Regional Investigator.

A two yearlong investigation by several Montana Game Wardens discovered numerous violations by outfitted clients, including the killing of two antelope without valid licenses, the loan and transfer of licenses and archery clients hunting without a valid archery license.

Information about the two unlawfully killed antelope, which were transported over state boundaries, was turned over to Brian Lakes, Special Agent with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Officer Lakes issued a violation notice to outfitter Kenneth Greslin for violating the Lacey Act and he paid a fine of $2,025.00 in United States District Court.

Greslin was also cited in Powder River and Lewis & Clark County Justice Courts for several violations of an outfitter misrepresenting services to clients and for failing to submit complete and accurate records to the Montana Board of Outfitters. Dan Guzynski from the Attorney General’s Office reviewed the case and filed the complaints in Powder River and Lewis & Clark County Justice Courts. The final result was a plea agreement where Greslin pled guilty to one count in each court. He paid a total of $1,070.00 in fines for the two convictions.

“The Board of Outfitter’s final order brings to a close a lengthy investigation and successful prosecution that was a result of hundreds of man hours by several game wardens, the Attorney General’s Office and county prosecutors”, Investigator Buhmann said.

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