I went to the Seacrest Wolf Sanctuary for a tour last Saturday. I learned a lot. For example, when wolves kill bison and elk, it’s part of the “great circle of life”. When hunters kill bison or elk, it’s “the wanton distruction of our natural resources.”
Yep, the nuts at these type attractions would be correct if it was about a million years ago. They want all the wildlife protected and advocate there be fewer humans (all but themselves and those who believe like they do) to interfere with nature. :)
In the long run, nature appears balanced. In the short run, it seldom is. Grazing populations spike, followed by a spike in predators. Nature has cycled that way for eternity if man is not present. So the core question is, do we manage nature for the maximum benefit of man? Or for some bong-induced concept like Gaia? Wolves in small, managed numbers do help the strength of herds, but when they get too numerous herds decline and the wolves turn to domesticated animals - and hunting suffers as well.