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Originally Posted by YukonChick
y'know... as my second post on this forum, maybe this is not such a good idea, but I really think something needs to be said here.
Wolves are a beautiful animal. They bear SO much resemblance to our own dogs, our working partners, our family members, correct? They are the stuff of mythology, of legend, and of folktales and lore. There is so much artwork focused on the wild beauty and romanticism of a wolf.
However, they are also a wild animal. As much as some people don't want to believe it or accept it, we as humans have taken over the world, and things need to work as we WANT them to work.
Myself and my family have always been greatly involved in the wildlife and hunting industry in the area that we are from, and I KNOW how much damage a wolf pack can cause to wildlife populations if not properly managed. They are efficient and deadly killers, and they do often prey on young moose/caribou/deer/elk calves. We have personally SEEN moose populations go down since trapper and outfitters stopped killing wolves out here. They have also been SERIOUS problems in relation to domestic cattle and other livestock down south (not so much here, as our "human" population is very low, haha). Some people will say "well, humans have invaded their territory", but I'm sure a GREAT many of you also eat meat, yes? These farmers and ranchers need to protect what is theirs and protect their investments, in order to bring YOU, as consumers, beef that is not at a ridiculously high price.
I understand that a great many of you view wolves as an endangered species, but I have a pretty hard time believing that when I see a wolf trotting down the side of the highway. The wolf-kill permits are VERY well studied and thought through before they are ever released... some of our best biologists work for the government who decide these things.
A lot of us need to stop and think about the actual FACTS of these hunting permits, rather than letting our hearts take over our minds.
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well no wonder your no wolf fan if your involved in the hunting industry
the scientists in the yellowstone region have found that bringing back the apex predator has brought a balance back to the eco system, bears, eagles, red fox even the aspen forests are recovering & coyote numbers are down all because the wolf is back where it belongs!
ranchers are reimbursed for wolf kills & can shoot wolves that kill livestock but you cant persecute a whole species because of individual wolf killings, ranchers should learn to live alongside predators instead of wiping them out!
sorry but i dont think youv read all the facts, how can you not believe theyre endangered?
theres about 1,500 wolves in the whole of that region so of course theyre endangered! the wolf permits are not well studied! all scientific evidence has said numbers are too low to warrent hunting, genetic viability will be lost and the wolves will eventually die out!
i think its you who need to look at the FACTS! last year when ESA protection was removed by the government it was taken to court & the judge took a long time to study the evidence of over 200 independant scientists who stated the wolf should not be delisted until numbers were high enough to avoid a genetic bottleneck, the judge quite rightly reinstated ESA protection!
