Washington governor’s program to put cows on state wildlife areas results in a second serious injury-
A second man has taken a fall while building fence for the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife.
Family asks for help after man is paralyzed in canyon fall – klewtv.com
Susan Perez said she had been fearful for her husband’s safety when he first started working on the fence along George Creek Canyon about two weeks ago.
“He said, ‘You should see the hill I work now. It’s 2,000 square feet straight up,’ ” she said. “They have no safety harnesses. They have no cleated boots. They have no safety devices whatsoever.”
The steep slopes, the cliffs, in the area are inappropriate for the livestock grazing, the whole reason the fence-building is going on – and it’s dangerous for the people involved. Another man fell into a canyon on the other side of Pintler Creek in February doing the same thing – building fences so WDFW can put cattle on lands purchased for wildlife. This is the third injury the Department has sustained for these grazing projects, projects which cost the state of Washington $800,000 when the state is already $6 billion in debt.
Some background on Washington grazing:
Grazing on Washington state wildlife lands, and an ugly political deal by governor Christin Gregoire
The Wildlife News 