- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Wednesday, January 29, 1992
- Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1992
RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
Ranger Activities Division Information Network
Day/Date: Wednesday, January 29, 1992
INCIDENTS
91-680 - Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Poaching Arrests and Convictions
During the month of November, 1991, 14 hunters were charged with illegally
killing elk inside the park under provisions of 16 USC 26. As of this date,
twelve of them have pled guilty before the U.S. magistrate judge in Mammoth,
Wyoming; they have been fined a total of $5,870 and forfeited nine rifles to
the park. Two other hunters have requested that their cases be transferred
to the district court in Cheyenne, where each man will face fines of $5,000
and/or six months in jail and forfeiture of two rifles and a Chevrolet
pickup truck. The incidents occurred during the scheduled Montana elk
hunting season. Cold weather and heavy snow in October and November forced
a large number of trophy-sized elk across the park's north boundary near
Gardiner, Montana, and the hunters followed. Although the park boundary is
marked by posts topped with orange markers and NPS boundary signs, each of
the hunters claimed that he didn't know he was hunting in the park.
[CompuServe message from Pat Ozment, CI, YELL, 1/28]
92-18 - Everglades (Florida) - MVA with Serious Injuries
C.M., 33, an employee of TW Services, the park concessioner,
was critically injured in a multi-vehicle accident which occurred in the
Flamingo District at about 7:30 p.m. on the evening of January 26th.
C.M. and her husband, R., had stopped to assist R.P.,
another TW employee, whose truck had broken down in the middle of the road.
As they were attempting to restart R.P.'s truck, a pickup truck operated by
J.M., 73, a park visitor, crashed into the two parked vehicles.
C.M. was pinned under the vehicles and had to be extricated.
She suffered serious head injuries and a broken femur and was air-evacuated
to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where she is in critical condition in
the neurological unit. J.M. hit the steering wheel with his chest and
is in critical condition with four broken ribs and a bruised heart. B.S.,
63, J.M.'s sister-in-law, was also in the pickup truck and
suffered four broken ribs in the accident. Hunter Sharp, the Flamingo
district ranger, was first on scene and supervised the accident as incident
commander. Ranger Pat Zurcher and Metro-Dade police officers are
investigating the accident. [Telefax from Mark Lewis, LES, EVER, 1/28]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1) The editor of ENDANGERED SPECIES TECHNICAL BULLETIN, which is published
by the Fish and Wildlife Service, has called to say that they've been a bit
overwhelmed with phone calls following the note which appeared in Monday's
morning report. Although they'll be more than happy to put you on the
mailing list, he asks that you instead send in your request by writing.
They have a small staff, and it's been hard for them to handle all the calls
they've received. The address is as follows: ENDANGERED SPECIES TECHNICAL
BULLETIN, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 440 Arlington Square, Washington,
D.C. 20240.
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.
Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Sisto at environmental law
meeting, WASO (1/28-1/29); Marriott at meeting with First Army staff,
Indianapolis, IN (1/29-1/30).
Branch of Fire and Aviation: Entire staff at regional fire management
officers' meeting, San Antonio, TX (1/27-1/31).
Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities
Telephone: Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-4874/6039 or 202-208-4874/6039
Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5572/5573 or 202-208-5572/5573
Telefax: Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-6756 or 202-208-6756
Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5977 or 202-208-5977
CompuServe: Branch of R&VP - WASO-RANGER
Branch of F&A (WASO) - WASO-FIRE-WO
SEAdog: Branch of R&VP - 1/650
Branch of F&A (WASO) - 1/655