What was the point in killing this wolf? IMO, the wolf in that picture was beautiful. A wolf os such size is rare. I understand killing animals for food or protection (the article doesn’t seem to indicate his life was in danger), but killing for “fun”, I fail to comprehend.
Talk to the folks in AK. I have had folks tell me in some areas the moose calf survivability rate is less than 10% thanks to wolves and bear. There is just too many of them.
To save 100 elk. To save livestock. To save our own pets and (possibly kids) as the get closer and closer to our neighborhoods in Idaho.
If you want a real eye-opener, go to the Save Elk website, and you'll see why Canadian Gray wolves are the serial killers of the animal kingdom. They should never have been brought back to the West, and now that they're here, they need to be tightly controlled, and have their numbers reduced back to what was originally agreed to in the reintroduction plan.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
I'm with you. But then again, perhaps our testosterone--and yours must not be much since I suspect you are a woman--doesn't drive our emotions to a great degree.