Posted on 12/03/2013 12:44:44 PM PST by george76
Past experience in Idaho, northeastern Oregon and Washington state illustrate that it's time to take gray wolves completely off the federal list of endangered species.
The West’s wolf problem started in 1995 and 1996. That’s when 66 wolves from Canada were reintroduced in Idaho and Yellowstone National Park.
Those wolves multiplied and spread into Wyoming, Utah and Oregon. They also took up residence in Washington state and Montana, where other wolves from Canada already lived. Today at least 1,674 wolves live in 321 packs within the region, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That’s in addition to the 65,000 wolves living in Canada and Alaska.
One does not have to be a wildlife biologist to see the gray wolf is not an endangered species in any sense of the word.
The rapid spread and population growth of the gray wolf is proof that it is here to stay. Across the West, the wolf has established itself as a top predator. Where once there were no packs, hundreds now thrive. That’s in addition to a thriving wolf population across the upper Midwest.
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it is ranchers who need protection, not wolves.
(Excerpt) Read more at capitalpress.com ...
Delist them? Hell, we should pay bounty on them.
There is a reason, a very valid and prudent reason, that our forefathers eradicated wolves in most of the CONUS in the 19th Century.
Couldn’t agree more. Thanks for posting this.
YES...It’s way past time to delist wolves.
Pigs in the south, wolves in the north, raptors all over. A bunch of critters are getting a little too populous.
Federal officials say reintroduction programs for the gray wolf have been a success and the animal no longer needs Endangered Species Act protections.
Written comments on the proposed delisting will be accepted through Dec. 17.
http://www.capitalpress.com/article/20131125/ARTICLE/131129949
It’s time to de-list bureaucrats.
I’m sort of in favor of wiping out any predatory species that is prone to killing humans in areas where humans live, except for humans themselves of course. I mean, it’s either all of them or a few of us. And I think a few of us are worth more than all of them.
And politicians.
The California Fish and Game Commission voted to list the white shark—also called the man-eater shark—as an endangered species. However, the Federal Government has apparently refrained from taking this step.
Thanks.
We have a wolf season in Michigan now.
I envision a Hunger Games type scenario where we drop unarmed bureaucrats into the middle of wolf pack infested areas and watch the fun.
*outdoors ping*
Isle Royale in Lake Superior looks like a good location.
Like my tag line?
Indeed!
Don’t forget the PACK OF WOLVES in Washington DC
That’s who I had in mind.
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