The Andrus policy was a non-lethal, non-capture, corrective 

 approach. It eliminated any further research on 1080 and stopped the 

 pr^ttice of denning, as has been mentioned, but it went beyond that. 

 It^restricted aerial hunting s it states right in the the policy. It was 

 coupled with a budget freeze and manpower reduction. Yet, Mr. 

 Andrus claimed his program would provide the same level of protection 

 as previously. 



We don't believe that. Ranchers have been trying to scare coyotes 

 for years, centuries actually. This whole thing started back in 1630 

 when they established a bounty law in a colony, that later became 

 Massachusetts. But anyway, we've used firecrackers, flags, lights, 

 bells, transistor radios, gas canons, rifles, whistles, herders, dogs and 

 Tabasco sauce. And I've used most of those things on our place. 

 Well, I haven't used Tabasco sauce, I use that on my tortillas. But 

 anyway, our position to the new policy statement was extensive among 

 livestock interests and professional animal damage control research 

 people. A review of the policy statement by the Western Regional 

 Coordinating Committee for Predator Research described the lack of 

 objectivity and professional competence in the statement and the political 

 nature of the decision. This committee, by the way, is composed of the 

 most eminent scientists in the animal damage control field. Let me 

 quote you just a few of the statements from the WRCC review. "If this 

 policy is implemented it will inevitably lead to increased predation 

 losses. With the exception of fencing, which has limited application, 

 non-lethal, non-capture methods currently available are ineffective or 

 are only temporarily useful and do not solve predation problems. The 

 directive to prohibit research on Compound 1080 while research may be 

 continued on other toxicants that do not have secondary effects, are 

 selective and humane, ignores several salient factors. First, no other 

 known toxicants with an equivalent base in research can replace 

 Compound 1080. Used in the toxic collar test of sheep it is more 

 selective and safer than any other chemical known at present, and lacks 

 discernible secondary hazards. The toxic collar is the most specific 

 delivery system for individual target animals. No biological reasons 

 support prohibiting the use of Compound 1080 until other chemical 

 toxicants are developed and available for use." 



And here's one more quote, "It would appear that the U.S. Fish 

 and Wildlife Service staff will sustain a serious and increasing problem 

 of morale in attempting to meet the new policy goals and directives, 

 some of which this committee is convinced are impossible to achieve and 

 irresponsible to demand." 



The result of the new policy has been unanimous opposition among 

 agricultural interests. In fact, all the major agricultural groups signed 

 a statement refuting the proposed policy, including the National 

 Woolgrowers' Association, the National Cattleman's Association, the 

 Public Lands Council, the American Farm Bureau, the National Farmers' 

 Union, the National Farmers' Organization, the National Grains, the 

 National Turkey Federation, the National Animal Damage Control 

 Association, the National Association of State Departments of 

 Agriculture, the Navaho Nation and the National Agricultural Chemical 



