Hey.
I live in NYC and I never advocated re-releasing wolves to prey on peoples' livestock. Besides, I know they are releasing the much-large Canadian wolves, not the original type of wolf. I think whoever thought of releasing rattlesnakes on that island is nuts. What if someone boated over there and was unaware of the snake colony? And, as some FReeper here pointed out, rattlesnakes can swim just fine. What happens when they run out of mice and chipmunks on the island to eat? Typical ill conceived govt. plan.
You personally may not have, but given the overwhelming majority of votes for the socialist 0 in NYC in the last election, the vast majority of your fellow citizens would on those extremely rare occasions when their thoughts go west of the Hudson river.