There is no question that it is a distinct population.

It's better for the wolf population as a whole to take care of some of the bad wolves in a given population.

I think that population is in awesome shape.

National retailers look closely at an area's numbers, especially population, before making the decision to open a store. As Bellingham gets closer to a population of 100,000, more retailers will consider Bellingham as a good market to enter.

This doesn't meet the standard that says in the foreseeable future these fish will become endangered. We proposed a year and a half ago to list them as threatened. But we have been convinced, in large part because of the hatchery and harvest reforms that were undertaken very aggressively, that a listing is not warranted.

Taking five whales a year would not have any biological impact on the population.