Thursday, October 13, 2011

Wildlife agriculture interface – Tom Paragi

Wildlife agriculture interface – Tom Paragi


1. Division of Wildlife Conservation definition
2. Terminology: Ranched game: elk, plains bison, reindeer, yak. Private property, meat saleable, exception is musk ox.  Wild game: native birds and mammals, held in public trust by State, possession upon legal harvest, cannot sell wild red meat.  In Europe this is different.
3. American experience with wildlife management:  Conservation in early 20th century after market hung, Dust Bowl. Hunter taxation pays for research, management and land acquisition/conservation easement. Early focus on restoration.
4. Wildlife in Alaska culture and economy: Revenue in 2006: $581 million, Hunting $182 million; Fur trapping; Wild game = 13% of red meat supply in Alaska.
5. Public concerns over wildlife: negative effects of resource development, habitat loss or conversion, disease; unknown effects of climate change on wildlife.
6. Conflicts between ranching and wildlife in Alaska: Crop damage by plains bison near Delta; Predation, migratory caribou mix with reindeer.
7. Potential conflicts between ranching and wildlife in Alaska: Disease transfer domestic to wild or vice versa, livestock on public lands
8. Complements between ranching and wildlife:  Increase vegetation diversity in forest, small mammals in clearings attract small avian and mammalian predators, insects responding to grain, grass and forbs attract songbirds, migratory waterfowl attracted to short vegetation and grain, sharp-tailed grouse utilize open display areas.
9. Moving forward constructively: Holistic Management (Savory System):  Goals: Quality of life, Forms of production, future resource base.
10. Best management practices for livestock and wildlife:  Written integration plan with goals, objectives and strategies, fencing to contain livestock, disease surveillance of livestock and wildlife.
11. Scale of ranching in rural Alaska to complement game: Adaption to climate change and fuel cost that hinders current strategies, livestock on private lands could reduce reliance on game while hunting remains part of cultural system but livestock husbandry is currently not part of culture.






ADLA, Inc.; 8850 North Simineo Circle Palmer, Alaska 99645
Home to Responsible Game Ranch Producers
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ADLA Inc.

The Alaska Diversified Livestock Association, Inc. holds a certificate from the State of Alaska, Department of Community and Economic Development, Division of Banking, Securities and Corporations formed on November 19, 2002.

The members must be of the age of 19 years or more, acting as incorporators of a corporation under the Alaska Nonprofit Corporation Act (AS 10.20), adopted articles of incorporation as follows:
Article 1. The name of this corporation is the Alaska Diversified Livestock Association, Inc.
Article 2. The duration of this corporation shall be perpetual.
Article 3. To promote the responsible development, management, marketing and research for the diversified livestock industry of Alaska. This is to include the production of animals who provide food or fiber. To exercise all rights and powers conferred by the laws of the State of Alaska upon nonprofit corporations, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to acquire by devise, gift, purchase, lease, or otherwise any property of any sort or nature without limitation as to its amount of value, and to hold, invest, reinvest, manage, use apply, employ, sell, expend, disburse, lease, mortgage, convey, option, donate, or otherwise dispose of such property, for any of the purposes set forth herein. To do such other things as are incidental to purposes of the Corporation or necessary in order to accomplish them. The corporation is not organized for profit. It shall have no capital stock and shall not be authorized to issue capital stock. Upon dissolution of the corporation, the officers shall, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, distribute all of the assets of the corporation in such a manner and to such non-profit agricultural organizations qualified under Section 501 © (5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as such Sections may be amended, or their successor provisions as the Officers may determine.
Articles 4 – 8 pertain to the membership, the board of directors, the bylaws, liability & incorporators.

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