European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 4 the stars and stripes monday january 5, 1987 human errors upsetting nature s delicate balance Boston a skies off Cnoc cod Are Cloude Wilh gulls Ponds around the country teem with troublesome Carp and Trees in Florida Bustle Wilh Tarzan s monkeys. And it s All humanity s fault. Just As neglect and excessive Hunting have wiped out or endangered some species putting animals into pred Ator free environments or giving them unlimited food supplies has resulted in animal population explosions. Although experts say the pockets of overpopulation Are not nearly us worrisome As the elimination of native creatures they Cany special concerns that often require  has changed the environment to suit himself and in most cases this has worked to the disadvantage of wildlife said Sandy Sprunt vice president for re search at the National Audubon society. Now thai we be created a problem it s Judi died to do something about  among inc most drastic courses or action Are sterilizing or killing overabundant species o prevent fur ther disturbances to the ecosystem. Poison is one method under consideration to control gulls on Conomoy Island a 2,750-acre National Refuge off Cape cod that has the largest Gull population in North America. When the islands became a Refuge in 1963, there were five pairs of nesting gulls. Fuelled by a feast of garbage at the Cape s landfills which arc growing with the Region s population the great Black backed an herring gulls now number 20,000 pairs. The voracious gulls have squeezed out rare species of Shore Birds such As piping plovers and Roseate terns. Our desire is not to eliminate the Gull Colony said Curt Laffin chief of planning for he . Fish and wildlife service s Northeast office. Our desire is tallow the full Range of species that use the islands to nest  a proposal Calls for workers to mix the Poison drc1339 with Margarine spread it on bread and drop pieces in the gulls nests. Experience indicates Only the gulls will eat the bread said Scott Mclvin zoologist torte Massachusetts natural heritage program. It s manipulative wildlife management he said but my feeling is thai we re living in a very Man dominated ecosystem and we re deluding ourselves if rethink we can put a Fence around this Refuge and walk away and let nature take its  the main opposition has come from offid its Ai the Massachusetts Audubon society s Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary who say they would prefer destruction of Gull pm Sis and 1,-Ggs. The fish and wildlife service is accepting comment through Friday on the plan which also includes closing off nesting areas of threatened Birds barring dogs from the islands and requiring visitors to obtain permits. Another human created problem occurred at a Silver Springs fin., tourist attraction that was Home to several Hundred descendants of the wild Rhesus monkeys used in Tarzan movies filmed there in the 1930s. The movies fell from fashion but the monkeys kept multiplying. In september it was announced thai 75 of the Pri mates would be shipped to a Missouri animal  older females also were to be sterilized Wilh More to follow if no complications resulted. The Florida fish and game commission said the monkeys wanderings posed a threat up to 60 Miles away. There were 17 reports of Monkey bites from1977 to 1984. Overpopulation also has been a problem with the common Carp a Bottom feeder introduced into the United Stales by the government in the 1800s, it quickly took hold All Over the country and disregarded As a failure because the fish stir up sediment and have limited Appeal As table fare said Steve Taub a fishery biologist with the fish and wildlife service one of the Best known animal population explosions involves the Starling which thrives All Over the United slates since being imported from Europe in the 1800s.other Birds such As the English Sparrow also have experienced population booms in the United states shave Gypsy Moths White tailed Deer walking Catfish and jackrabbits. Federal Laws such As the Lacey act enacted in 1900and strengthened in 1981, bar importation of animals taken illegally in foreign countries. Rookie at age 50 Barbara Schelon definitely hits something to stalk about she has become a Rule in police officer at age so la North Hal won no. The Fanner housewife and special officer for 12 years passed the same physical training As men half her age 1 the Burgen county police Academy. Congratulatory kiss Frank Carlucci. The new National Secu Rity adviser to president Reagan gets b kiss from his wife Marcia Friday at the White House. Wilh them it the meeting just after hit swearing in is their daughter Kristin 6. Woman s Arm saved offer attack by zoo Tiger 1ack.sonvii.le, Fla. Up hos Pital officials said sunday that a woman mauled by a 350-Pound Bengal Tiger Slie had jumped a zoo Fence to feed will not lose the Arm that was nearly severed in the attack. Doctors performed surgery to reconstruct the Arm after the attack tuesday afternoon and re examined it Friday after some of the swelling went Down. A spokeswoman for St. Luke s Hospi Tal said the reconstruction surgery was a Success and Sandra Lee Wilson 36, is no longer in danger of losing the Arm. As her 12-year-old daughter watched Wilson tried to feed bread to the Tiger at the Jacksonville zoological Park. Witnesses said she climbed Over a tour fool wooden Fence walked about eight feet to the Metal Bare of the Ani Mals Cage and tried to feed one of two tigers. When Wilson stuck her left hand be tween the oars the Tiger gnashed Ai her repeatedly tearing into her hand Arm and shoulder and severing the tip of her left ring Finger. In order to reach the Cage zoo officials said Wilson had to walk past a sign warn ing that Bengal Ligers have been known la kill an occasional elephant or Rhino  Wilson also suffered wounds on her left leg knee and foot. Fra oks Contact Lens that acts As tear pump Washington a the food and drug administration has Given mar tiling approval to a new Gas permeable Contact Lens designed to permit extended Wear by Riding on a layer of tears within the Eye. The product the Para com news is the first rigid Gas permeable Contact Lens approved for extended Wear in the United Stales according to a statement is sued sunday by the Developer. Paragon optical inc. Of Mesa aril. Company president Donald a Katkowski said inc lenses have been available in other countries for the last two years. According to the company the new Lens allows oxygen to penetrate it Andreach the Eye it lifts As a " car pump and is continually circulating fresh tear Sanf Flushing out debris thai can accumulate Between the Lens and inc  unlike soft Contact tenses which drape inc Cornea inc Para com new Sens rides on a layer of tears the company said. It said the lenses have been approved for up to seven Days of continuous Wear