I must admit that I haven't followed the wolf hunt story much at all.
To me it seems to be part of a conflict between the countryside and urbanites. People want the "big city" government to stay away from their affairs.
A lot of the prohunt sentiments are probably based on prejudice against wolfes.
But, so what? Killing one or two wolves hardly ranks up there with the issues of today.
In the same way as saving one or two of these wolves hardly will serve to change the course of animal evolution.
The angle that interests me most about the whole thing is the national sovereignty issues for Norway with regards to the EU and Sweden. And if crazy Swedish government officials along with PETA demonstrators are up in arms about the whole deal, somehow I become very stoic and relaxed :-)
Aha, sir, I'm in your corner 100%.
The "real issue" seems to be your ancient foes Sweden, the European "Union," and the animal fanatics.....in which case I must be on your side, on the side of Norway.
I read an interesting article in a Norwegian newspaper--but too old to be posted here as "current news"--about the problems Norway has with the European "Union."
From this "American perspective," it appears Norway is being kicked around by Old Europe, because Norway refuses to join Old Europe.
Apparently it is more important to Norwegians, that they be Norwegian, rather than be "European."
Surely such a people deserve the admiration and respect of all Free Republicans everywhere (which is why I started the "Norway ping list"), because of their stubborn insistence upon being those people God made them, and not as Paris, Brussels, and Berlin wish them to be.