[at-l] National Parks and Snowmobiles

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Yea!!! A snowmobile email about a state the AT goes thru!!!
Yeee Ha!!!! On Topic.  Sorry.....

Thanks, I actually enjoyed this one.

Russ

In a message dated 11/18/2002 9:56:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,
chaynes@megalink.net writes:

>
> It is threads like this that remind me how fortunate I am to live in the
> state of Maine. Here the wildlife is apparently better adapted to the
> natural environment than in other parts of the US. Perhaps it's our mild
> climate, or perhaps they are just better adapted to dealing with stress.
> Here in Maine, wildlife often uses snowmobile trails as game trails. I
> suppose from a naturalist viewpoint these snowmobile trails have had an
> adverse effect on wildlife because they have reduced winter kill numbers,
> because dear and moose use the trail to move to feed rather than starve
> while waiting for spring.
> Lets get real here. Hikers and backpackers aren't exactly environmentally
> friendly when you come right down to it. For example they Poop in the
> woods,
> wipe there but with paper and leave it in the woods to pollute the
> environment, they make trails that certainly aren't part of the wild
> environment. So hikers and backpackers should definitely be banned from
> National Parks.
> Roads alter wildlife migration patterns, so roads, cars, trucks, and busses
> also need to be banned from National parks (no need to discuss the added
> pollution, the roads are reason enough to ban them. Also lodges and visitor
> centers should also be banned, because they aren't part of the natural
> environment, pollute, attract more people to the fragile environment, and
> further stress already stressed wildlife.
>
> There are people that believe in order to preserve wildlife and places for
> the future, it is necessary to keep people out entirely. Perhaps the best
> thing is to learn to share the outdoors.
>