I particularly like Brian's President Message in the MT WSF's newsletter. Wish I could make it, should be a worth while symposium.
Domestic & Wild Sheep Management and Disease Symposium to be held at the Radisson Colonial Hotel in Helena, Montana on the afternoon of February 9th and the morning of February 10th, 2017. The intent is to bring the two constituent groups (domestic sheep producers and wild sheep interests) and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks together to develop an understanding of what each of the interests are facing. Our ultimate goal is to establish a wild/domestic sheep working group that will strive for both collaboration and support for fi nding solutions that can be implemented on the ground. Not necessarily a group that draws more lines on a map, or develops a new plan, but rather one that focuses on continuing problem solving. That has to start by addressing the Human to Human confl ict, which is the aim of this conference. We are attempting to end the polarization, i.e. change the course of the discussion away from win/loose to one of collaboration in science and practice. Currently there are experts in Montana that are reluctant to enter into the issue due to these historic “whose science or opinion is better” discussion.
The sessions will not provide an opportunity for debate, but rather a description of what each presenter knows in their area of expertise/experience.
