Wisconsin’s wolf population fell to 972, a decline of 14%, after thecontroversial wolf huntin February of last year, according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
The DNR announced its population estimate in a meeting of the Natural Resources Board on Wednesday. The hunt, which drew condemnation from conservationists, biologists and the state’s Native American tribes, exceeded the 200-wolf quota, split evenly between hunters and the state’s Ojibwe tribes.
Critics worried that the hunt would destabilize the wolf population in the state, but Randy Johnson, the DNR’s large carnivore specialist, said the agency’s estimate indicates the population is stable.
The DNR planned to hold the hunt in November of 2021 but it was scheduled for February after a lawsuit from hunting advocacy group Hunter Nation led a Jefferson County judge to
The Kuskokwim River is 702 miles long and empties into Kuskokwim Bay in southwestern Alaska.Joseph / Flickr
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After almost a month ofsearching for three missing moose huntersaround the Lower Kuskokwim River, Bethel Search and Rescue and an army of other SAR groups and volunteers found the remains of two of the three men late last week.
Shane McIntyre, Justin Crow, and Carl Flynn first went missing on Aug. 30 while delivering supplies to their hunting cabin via boat. The three men were supposed to return that evening but were never seen again. They were delivering supplies in a KingFisher Extreme Shallow with an inboard engine, and authorities were concerned that…
Fake meat sales are now plunging because of high prices and being too ‘woke’ for consumers — here’s the 1 timeless takeaway for investors
Just a few years ago, the rise of plant-based meat seemed inevitable. Major grocery stores and fast food joints started adding these faux meat alternatives to their product mix as consumer demand skyrocketed.
Now the boom has ended. The novelty has faded while the fake meat has taken center stage in the ongoing backlash against corporate “wokeness.”
The sudden reversal of this trend highlights several economic factors that impact consumers and investors alike. Here’s a closer look.
Fake meat sales are now plunging because of high prices and being too ‘woke’ for consumers — here’s the 1 timeless takeaway for investors
Just a few years ago, the rise of plant-based meat seemed inevitable. Major grocery stores and fast food joints started adding these faux meat alternatives to their product mix as consumer demand skyrocketed.
Now the boom has ended. The novelty has faded while the fake meat has taken center stage in the ongoing backlash against corporate “wokeness.”
The sudden reversal of this trend highlights several economic factors that impact consumers and investors alike. Here’s a closer look.
While the term “woke” first popped up in the Black American community, it had grown into a global phenomenon as a catch-all term for everything relating to awareness of racial and social justice matters.
Part of the reason the term is so widely used and loosely defined is that corporate entities have embraced it so thoroughly. Organizations like Whole Foods, Pinterest and Adidas adopted the trend to restructure everything from human resources to marketing campaigns — a phenomenon the Harvard Business Review has dubbed “woke washing.”
Plant-based meat companies are closely associated with this phenomenon. Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods mention “climate change” and “animal welfare” several times on their website and in corporate reports.
The marketing strategy worked initially, driving double-digit annual sales for both companies and major brand partnerships. However, the growing cynicism about woke capitalism has upended this strategy. Recent data from Information Resources Inc., or IRI, suggests that fake meat sales are declining in 2022, while analysis from Deloitte Consulting LLP. indicates that the market may already be saturated in the U.S.
Deloitte also suggests that consumer disenchantment with the term “woke” is making these products less appealing for the average shopper.
Inflation impact
The cultural backlash against “wokeness” isn’t the only reason for declining sales. Inflation could be driving consumers away too.
Niche fake meat products are likely to struggle in this environment. Products from Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat cost significantly more than traditional meat brands because they lack the economies of scale of their larger competitors.
Industry experts believe fake meat brands could take 15 to 20 years to achieve price parity with regular meat.
The rapid rise and sudden fall of fake meat holds an important lesson for investors. The economy is cyclical, but some sectors and products are immune to this cycle if they’re sufficiently essential.
Traditional food companies like Conagra Brands Inc and Hormel Foods Corp. have outperformed the stock market this year. Conagra stock is flat and Hormel is down 4.5% — while the S&P 500 has lost 21% of its value year-to-date.
Fertilizer companies have performed even better. Nutrien — the world’s largest producer of fertilizers — is up 15.85% year-to-date.
All these stocks also offer reasonable dividend yields.
The lesson for investors is simple — forget fads and bet on long-term trends that are immune to market cycles. Making money is much easier when the product or service is a basic necessity.
Published:Oct. 5, 2022 at 9:10 AM PDT|Updated:Oct. 5, 2022 at 12:22 PM PDT
UNION COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Union County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a deer hunter was found dead Wednesday morning after he was reported missing.
Deputies said the hunter went out Tuesday but never returned.
On Wednesday, deputies were dispatched to the woods in the Tucker Town area in the lower part of the county to search for the man. The hunter’s body was found in a wooded area near St. Luke’s Road.
The coroner identified him as 68-year-old Charles Michaels.
UPDATE, 5:02 p.m. MDT —The Gallatin County Coroner’s Office has identified the hunter found dead near Truman Gulch trailhead as Joseph Raymond Balyeat of Bozeman.
Balyeat was a former Montana state senator and had served in the Montana House. He was 65 with a birthday coming up on the 26th of October.
The coroner says his death was from natural causes.
Balyeat was elected as a Republican to Senate District 34. Previously he had served two terms in the Montana House. He resigned in 2012 to serve as Montana State Director with Americans for Prosperity. He was a certified public accountant and described himself as an “outdoor nut and mountain marathon runner” on social media.
Both victims were women, aged 30 and 48, the according to the CBC.
A third family member, a teenage boy, suffered less serious injuries after being swatted by the bear, according to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.
The attack, which is under investigation, occurred on the Wolverine Trail near Dawson Creek.
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“They turned to run and the bear chased after them,” the COS explained. “One woman was attacked by the bear, while another woman and teenage boy were also injured trying to help.”
The COS and Royal Canadian Mountain Police responded to the attack site and found the bear guarding the two female victims. RCMP shot and killed the bear, an adult male.
“No additional bears were located during a sweep of the area,” the COS stated, adding that a necropsy will be conducted on the bear.
All three victims were hospitalized. The trail and surrounding area were closed to the public after the incident.
(WKOW) — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office assisted in rescuing a man who investigators say shot himself in a hunting accident.
Sheriff Nate Dreckman said Clayton County authorities contacted Grant County on Sunday, informing them of a hunting accident near Wyalusing State Park where someone was shot in the arm and leg.
Dreckman said a man and his wife were duck hunting, and while the man got back into the boat from the shore, his gun went off once — hitting him in both an arm and a leg.
Dreckman said first responders from Bagley and a private boat reached the man and his wife, bringing them to a boat landing where he was taken to a hospital by Medflight.
Hurricanes are scary enough. One does not need the added scare factor of sharks. Hurricane Ian made landfall on the island of Cayo Costa, Florida, on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. The devastation was astronomical. Hurricane Ian was classified as a Category 4 hurricane and had winds of 150 mph and a minimum central pressure of 940 millibars.
While riding out the storm, one Florida man, Dominic Cameratta, wanted to capture a video of the rising waters. While doing so, he accidentally caught more than he was bargaining for: what appears to be a shark swimming in his neighbor’s backyard.Dominic spoke to [*People* magazine](https://people.com/human-interest/florida-man-films-possible-shark-in-neighbors-yard-amid-hurricane-ian-exclusive/) about the experience. He said, “I see this thing flopping around in there, and I’m like, ‘Oh my God,’ and I zoom in. The way it was swimming was scary. It was moving side to side.” Dominic thought it was a shark.
Dominic’s wife, Elizabeth, and daughter Ella agreed with his assessment of the situation. While they are no experts on marine life, they were eyewitnesses to the creature. Fifteen-year-old Ella said, “I was literally terrified.”
Friends of the Cameratta family agreed. Dominic said, “People were like, ‘That’s unbelievable. I think that was a shark!'” The video went viral after a friend of the family posted it on Twitter, as Dominic does not have social media.
Watch Dominic’s video to see if you agree or disagree that the creature in question is a shark.
Hurricane Ian is estimated to be one of the costliest hurricanes ever. Here’s where it stacks up among the 10 most damaging storms in US history.
The full damage of Hurricane Ian is being assessed, but one firm estimates it could be one of the costliest storms in US history.
CoreLogic, a research firm, predicts total losses will be between $28 billion and $47 billion.
The firm estimates that a record number of homes and properties were lost due to Hurricane Ian’s destruction.
The full scope of Hurricane Ian’s destruction is still being assessed, but one firm predicts that the massive storm will end up costing insurance companies billions of dollars in damages.
CoreLogic, a research company that estimates storm damage, estimated on late Thursday night that losses due to Hurricane Ian could fall between $28 billion and $47 billion, making it Florida’s costliest storm since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
The hurricane first made landfall in Florida on Wednesday and made a second landfall in South Carolina on Friday. CoreLogic’s researchers predict that a record number of homes and properties have been lost due to the storm’s “intense and destructive characteristics.”
“Hurricane Ian will forever change the real estate industry and city infrastructure. Insurers will go into bankruptcy, homeowners will be forced into delinquency, and insurance will become less accessible in regions like Florida,” said Tom Larsen, a CoreLogic executive, in a press release.
The firm also predicts that rising inflation and interest rates will cause a slower and more difficult rebuilding process than in years past.
If the higher end of CoreLogic’s estimates turn out to be accurate, Hurricane Ian could be one of the costliest storms for insurance companies in US history, when adjusting for inflation.
See the list of the most expensive storms, according to data gathered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Alligators and snakes are swarming around Florida homes that have been made unlivable by Hurricane Ian, a local fire official said.
The hurricane, which made landfall as a ferocious Category 4 storm in southwest Florida last week, damaged every home on the Sunshine State’s Barrier island of Sanibel, Sanibel Fire Chief William Briscoe told CNN in a report published on Tuesday.
“There are a lot [of] places that are not livable. There are places off their foundation, and it’s very dangerous out there,” Briscoe told the news outlet.
He added, “There are alligators running around, and there are snakes all over the place.”
Pine Island, the largest barrier island on Florida’s Gulf Coast, is dealing with similar destruction caused by Ian.
Supplies and food are now being airdropped to the island via helicopter after the storm destroyed the only bridge to get there, CNN reported.
“Food is being delivered to Pine Island. Now, is it enough to sustain them over a long period of time? I can’t say that yet — none of us can,” Lee County Manager Roger Desjarlais said, according to the news outlet.
When Ian made landfall over southwestern Florida, it brought winds of 150 miles per hour, dangerous storm surges, and catastrophic flooding, resulting in the deaths of dozens.
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