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On January 24th, the Indy community was alerted to a small article from an obscure coastal newspaper, concerning a demented plan to "thin" the elk population in and around Tillamook, to "solve problems caused by a proliferating herd of Roosevelt elk by killing as few of the animals as possible." Supposedly, the poor animals had been damaging fences and property adjacent to the airport, and the stormwater drainage system. The story was also carried in some form on some of the t.v. stations. Being thus alerted to yet another ill conceived bureaucratic scheme to "solve" one problem at the expense of living creatures, many here at Indymedia (I do not suppose that we were alone) chose to commence a telephone and email blitz of all the commercial interests in and about the Tillamook area that might be affected by an intended boycott, should they actually continue this plan. This morning [ January 26 ] at 912 a.m, responding to one of our earlier messages, The Port of Tillamook Bay emailed us, advising that the hunt had been called off. | read more >> Tillamook Elk Slaughter This Saturday | Stop the Elk Slaughter | Elk Hunt Cancelled!
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