CSU study indicates many cherish game as 'extended family' More and more Westerners are seeing the fish, fowl and wild animals around them as something to cherish rather than something to eat. A Colorado State University study of values concerning wildlife in 19 western states indicates a major shift from traditional beliefs that "wildlife is mainly for human use" toward one in which animals should be protected as "part of our extended family." The 12,673 people who answered the poll shed light on why wildlife issues are so controversial and why wildlife agencies are struggling to accommodate so many different...