_ the herald Serving Terrace and Area WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1874 | Ss eee Report Allays Snowmobile Fears |. fee rr ee | ~. @ Crisis Line’? | Concern in parts of Hrilish snomobiling disrupted the operated in this area, The deer of the International Snowmobile | - er . a Lo any Columbia about effects of, general. activity patlern’, often remained clase to a man - Industry Association, made this, -.The Crisis ine is a personal telephone service | oe snowmobiling on wildlife might | secording tothe report. a working with a chains and ; comment on the report: ae operated by a non-profit group of volunteers. The if allayed somewhat by a new. - The report states ‘‘the set of , heavy” equipment, indicaling «report shows. that animals Go - Du ’ te [i a report entitled, “Snowmobile. factors which cause deer to .they were'not bothered by the adapt.lo the presence of man end Rove of me ae Line is 0 respond h 9 calla ee Noise Effects on Wildlife’, respond’ to the sresence- of noise.. They moved away, ifa ~ and. his vehicles, ‘This is also in the middle of an emotional crisis, The Crisis released byJohn G. Bollinger, vehiclesand man’ .is complex. person altempted lo walk closer ~ verified by the number of deer. Line helps people adjust to a major life. change - 7 Bascom Professor. of Aman walking may affect deer to them. "i... -dmareas traversed by newhigh- such as martital breakdown, divorce, grief, alcohol im Mechanical Engineering at the one way, while a snowmobile or” Test results: also suggest, «| ways and the birds and.wildiife and drug reiated problems, family problems, ete. ; University of Wisconsin in ~ other vehicle riding past affect. thal, far this - study, “near airports. . ‘Since our service is anonymous, and there Is less of Madison, ‘The report indicates them in another. “Reactions.of, ‘snowmobiles ‘normally ‘were. - os . oe, . y' ° " that general deer. reaction lo- deer ‘probably depend ou --within sight of the deer-before. © “As an indusiry, we are com- a threat in telephone contact as apposed fo a face-to- - snowmobiling was not-evident distances’.weather, type of . the animal would’ ceact by milted to determine the true face encounter, many callers feel secure enough fo be during the winler of 1972-72 ina distrubance, jindividual deer, moving away. In some cases, facts pertaining Ig all ene able to accept persona! support while they confide Wisconsin study. . ce and other unknown factors 4 “they” moved «parallel | to’: enlal concerns, and we i H i a Oy aevking together.” 6 all" Course tievehicle, nat inioan 2f@ accom pisihing this Unraugh their problem. Our evening and weekend availability - , Bollinger found. thal there |.” For most of the winter, deer area of significantly lower grants lo various research 28 Well as during the day, is an asset fo those of our ; - were no-sighificant dilferences |. were concentrated inanarea of . sound.levels, i, efforts to universities and other: callers who areina crisis situation outside of hours of i the home:range ‘sizes if the. - the forest: helng: logged. This 2 kre oe . o not-indusiry sources, ‘9.5 Monday to Friday. . the a “7 il ba al and’ area” was’ surrounded by. Sludies indicate thal, the deer + To date, ‘the scientific fin- .; Specific information can be given to callers on re contro! ae snowmobile trails al one of the . may be more cautious, bul tend: ~ dings fram’these studies show’ request, since we do have 8 large resource file co “There did not appear ar: dest sites. Snowmobiles: could “to follow their general patterns . the alleged detrimental effects -gargj ' 3 . con- any difference belween the deer “notrun through the ‘logging, .whent ' snowmobiling »:lnkes: ° cerning our community resources, We provide a very in the lwo areas, and there was --.ared, howevér,, | as -chainsaws «. SESS Tye oe efficient, information service and ‘can suggest the | no evidence’, to’ show “tha appropriate agencies. aS ee: ‘et * “across the lane From her‘trailer, ... feAnd> the next: morning,’ , (Wednesday )il was_still there... 2 Mrs, Curfman, ‘got’ “on “the phone. and called - up various; groups und companies suchas tha Terrace: Fire Department, - Q | all the ~~ ‘Very | B.C: Hydro, and the’S:! : see whal could’ bé-done: abou rescuing. the cat from ils lofty’ perch Be ‘he brily problem was thal.no- ‘again, with” The:¢ one waned Lo get Invalyed with’: apparently: scale ar ; a Be . —— © Jha, first: plage,loesca f -_ ‘ Boas B wet ; oo = . *. neighburhved = dogs: wh Dd “something on-- their aa 7 . has unten,” Te Pies hp the Handicapped... "David Dany luk of Richmond, »- their doctors.” \ This groups B.C. is one of- thousands