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At six foot six, with his tanned face and steely blue eyes, Glenn may be close to seventy years old, but he is every inch the American cowboy. With Glenn and his daughter Kelly, we saddled up mules and rode up steep canyons to nearly 6 thousand feet.
We could see more than 50 miles in every direction, as Glenn pointed out the craggy outcropping where he took the very first picture of a live jaguar in the United States in 1996.
Despite the fact jaguars might prey on his cattle, Glenn’s passionate in his belief that this elusive cat should be allowed to roam back and forth across the border.
“I’d be willing to donate a few calves to this animal, says Glenn, ‘it’s a beautiful magnificent cat and I would had to see us do anything that could cause the survival of the cat to go backwards”.
But Glenn and others believe the border fence built to the south of his ranch might do just that. ‘It will stop wildlife, says Glenn, “ but it’s not going to stop the people”.
We could see more than 50 miles in every direction, as Glenn pointed out the craggy outcropping where he took the very first picture of a live jaguar in the United States in 1996.
Despite the fact jaguars might prey on his cattle, Glenn’s passionate in his belief that this elusive cat should be allowed to roam back and forth across the border.
“I’d be willing to donate a few calves to this animal, says Glenn, ‘it’s a beautiful magnificent cat and I would had to see us do anything that could cause the survival of the cat to go backwards”.
But Glenn and others believe the border fence built to the south of his ranch might do just that. ‘It will stop wildlife, says Glenn, “ but it’s not going to stop the people”.
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One branch of the U.S. Department of Interior is considering declaring the Polar Bear an endangered species.
Another branch of the U.S. Department of Interior would very much like to sell oil and natural gas leases in Polar Bear habitat. Polar Bears And still a third branch of the U.S. Department of Interior says if the first branch doesn’t protect the polar bear, they’ll vanish from the U.S. by the year 2050. |
Posted 05-28-2008 at 05:41 PM by jezzie
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