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From the Fairbanks News-Miner
Posted by Buck Nelson on Oct 10 2005
"The opening of the Dalton Highway corridor for off-road vehicles by Senate Bill 85 is intended to increase access for hunters to wildlife, but this presents a real conundrum.
The available evidence suggests that, if enacted, it will result in displacement of caribou and other wildlife further and further from the Dalton Highway, resulting in loss of usable habitat for the wildlife and therefore lowered productive potential of the region for wildlife.
The consequences would lead to decreasing success of all hunters, inclusive of those who have appreciated the high quality of their hunts by accessing wildlife without the aid of mechanized vehicles.
Dave Klein is professor emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is a former employee of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game."
http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113%7E7252%7E2791275,00.html
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