10-05-2011, 07:53 AM
Carey-
I am not sure you know your areas very well, some of the pictures including the sheep bones where taken in Kaohe GMA way on the other side of the mountain by ahumoa hill. And yes the sheep bones have been there longer than this summer, that is just when the photos where taken. That pit of bones is where they leave all of the carcasses after an eradication.
The other pictures were taken between Hawaiian homes land and the Ice age area within the Mauna Kea Forest reserve on the left side of the access road when heading to the summit at around a 9,000 foot elevation. It is definitely not in a fenced off management area, where you are talking about is on the right side of the access road when heading to the summit on the same side as Hale Pohaku right?
Here is a video of sheep present in the area where the photos of mamane seeds were taken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aG70i_UkB8
When you say MKM management area do you mean the entire mountain? Technically the entire mountain is a management area as they regularly conduct aerial eradications.
I am not sure you know your areas very well, some of the pictures including the sheep bones where taken in Kaohe GMA way on the other side of the mountain by ahumoa hill. And yes the sheep bones have been there longer than this summer, that is just when the photos where taken. That pit of bones is where they leave all of the carcasses after an eradication.
The other pictures were taken between Hawaiian homes land and the Ice age area within the Mauna Kea Forest reserve on the left side of the access road when heading to the summit at around a 9,000 foot elevation. It is definitely not in a fenced off management area, where you are talking about is on the right side of the access road when heading to the summit on the same side as Hale Pohaku right?
Here is a video of sheep present in the area where the photos of mamane seeds were taken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aG70i_UkB8
When you say MKM management area do you mean the entire mountain? Technically the entire mountain is a management area as they regularly conduct aerial eradications.