<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Earth First! Newswire]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://earthfirstnews.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[EF! J Collective Everglades Office]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://earthfirstnews.wordpress.com/author/efjcollective/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Montana Using Unmanned Drones Against&nbsp;Wolves]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Cross Posted from <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-gibson-the-war-on-wolves-20111208,0,822158.story?track=rss">LA Times</a></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="https://earthfirstnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/predator-drone.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="5540" data-permalink="https://earthfirstnews.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/montana-using-unmanned-drones-against-wolves/predator-drone/" data-orig-file="https://earthfirstnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/predator-drone.jpg" data-orig-size="397,346" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Predator-Drone" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://earthfirstnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/predator-drone.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://earthfirstnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/predator-drone.jpg?w=397" class="alignright  wp-image-5540" title="Predator-Drone" src="https://earthfirstnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/predator-drone.jpg?w=198&#038;h=172" alt="" width="198" height="172" srcset="https://earthfirstnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/predator-drone.jpg?w=198&amp;h=172 198w, https://earthfirstnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/predator-drone.jpg?w=396&amp;h=344 396w, https://earthfirstnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/predator-drone.jpg?w=150&amp;h=131 150w, https://earthfirstnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/predator-drone.jpg?w=300&amp;h=261 300w" sizes="(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px" /></a>In early November, <a id="PEPLT000333" title="Max Baucus" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics/max-baucus-PEPLT000333.topic"><span style="color:#000000;">Sen. Max Baucus</span></a>, a Montana Democrat, made his own political contribution. Thrilled at the testing of a drone aircraft manufactured in Montana, Baucus declared: &#8220;Our troops rely on this type of technology every day, and there is an enormous future potential in border security, agriculture and wildlife and predator management.&#8221; A manufacturer&#8217;s representative claimed his company&#8217;s drone &#8220;can tell the difference between a wolf and a coyote.&#8221; Pilotless drone aircraft used by the <a id="ORGOV000009" title="Central Intelligence Agency" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics/espionage-intelligence/central-intelligence-agency-ORGOV000009.topic"><span style="color:#000000;">CIA</span></a> and the Air Force to target and kill alleged terrorists now appear to be real options to track and kill &#8220;enemy&#8221; wolves.</span></p>
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