Thursday, September 18, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The Bear Facts
One of the pork barrel projects objected to by Senator McCain is the $4.8 million spent to determine the DNA of Grizzly Bears. The study showed that there are 765 bears in Northwestern Montana. If that was the extent of the study, each bear cost the U.S. tax payers about $6,274.50.
The investigators collected bear hair to determine the DNA. They did that carefully by avoiding the bears all together. In most scientific studies, the "Whose DNA is this?" would have been important. Evidently that would have been dangerous to determine.
The result gave a bear count which made people in Montana happy so that they can shoot the critters that attack range animals. The critters are not endangered.
So, what was the objective of this study other than to give employment to hundreds of bear-hair chasers?
John
Micro Niche Finder
The investigators collected bear hair to determine the DNA. They did that carefully by avoiding the bears all together. In most scientific studies, the "Whose DNA is this?" would have been important. Evidently that would have been dangerous to determine.
The result gave a bear count which made people in Montana happy so that they can shoot the critters that attack range animals. The critters are not endangered.
So, what was the objective of this study other than to give employment to hundreds of bear-hair chasers?
John
Micro Niche Finder
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- John T. Jones, Ph.D.
- Retired R & D Executive, College Professor, Magazine Editor, novelist. Now mainly a writer and Internet Marketer/Trainer.