California IN BRIEF : FAIRFIELD : Elk Hunt Protesters Blocked Near Refuge

Protesters opposed to the hunting of Tule elk said eight demonstrators were arrested during a weekend confrontation with authorities on a bridge to the Grizzly Island wildlife area. Police were barring demonstrators from using the bridge to reach the island, a spokesman for the National Foundation for Animal Law said. The group said it was protesting the killing of 30 Tule elk. In all, 26 protesters have been arrested during the three-week campaign against the hunting, which the group said it has been protesting for several years. The foundation said it intends to go to court to challenge the latest arrests on grounds that only protesters were denied passage to the island. About 60 demonstrators were met by about 50 officers of the state Department of Fish and Game and the Solano County Sheriff’s Department, the group added.