City people do not understand wildlife.
Many think that bears, coyotes, lions...can be caught and then released in the woods. They do not realize that the woods are already full. The big adults have already kicked out the teenagers...who then show up in the cities and towns.
The predator populations will continue to dramatically expand and the city people will continue to never get it.
Yes, we have a natural system going here in Vermont, and a reasonable amount of hunting to keep things from getting out of hand.
We have some deer up in the woods, but it’s not like when we lived in Connecticut among the rats with antlers, where you couldn’t even raise tulips without having the deer eat them. Occasionally a moose passes through, but they prefer swampier areas.
Our dogs ran into a porcupine a few weeks ago, and frankly if I see it around I will whack it, because they damage trees as well as dogs, and there are more than enough of them to keep the species going.
Our dogs patrol five acres around the yard, and for the most part keep wild animals away from the house.
My nephew used to work at Yosemite. Some of the funnier questions he was asked,
“Where do they keep the bears?”
and
“Whose dogs were howling all night?”
and...
“What time do they turn off the waterfalls?”
You’re nailed it.
I, for one, am happy to read of wildlife stalking city slickers’ kids.
It pleases me no end to see stupid people getting the ultimate rewards for their actions.