• The Environment

    Wolf Hunts Already

    By Posted on 4.9.2008 20 Comments

    Ranchers and conservationists have long been at odds over how to manage the populations of predators at the top of the food chain. Now that wolves have been recently delisted from the Federal Endangered Species Act, state governments in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming are wasting no time organizing hunts to reduce the animals' numbers, citing increased attacks on cattle as the reason for the culls. Conservationists are planning to respond with lawsuits against the federal government to attempt to bring the wolves back on the endangered list.

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    11.30.2008 at 09:25pm - Comment by graffitijak

    i know im thinking like a radical here, but maybe we should instead of killing the wolves, build walls around our towns. Not fences, walls. Im sure there is a downfall to this plan, but it just seems to me a better and more humane way to deal with our problems. and also, this would make it unneccesary to keep them in resservations. I know it would completely destroy the society the way we know it, but it would save some animals. And possibly put walls on the side of roads, leaving enough room for cars to pull over. (sorry i saw a dead kitten in the road).

  • The Environment

    Wolf Hunts Already

    By Posted on 4.9.2008 20 Comments

    Ranchers and conservationists have long been at odds over how to manage the populations of predators at the top of the food chain. Now that wolves have been recently delisted from the Federal Endangered Species Act, state governments in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming are wasting no time organizing hunts to reduce the animals' numbers, citing increased attacks on cattle as the reason for the culls. Conservationists are planning to respond with lawsuits against the federal government to attempt to bring the wolves back on the endangered list.

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    11.30.2008 at 09:24pm - Comment by graffitijak

    i know im thinking like a radical here, but maybe we should instead of killing the wolves, build walls around our towns. Not fences, walls. Im sure there is a downfall to this plan, but it just seems to me a better and more humane way to deal with our problems. and also, this would make it unneccesary to keep them in resservations. I know it would completely destroy the society the wav we know it, but it would save some animals. And possibly put walls on the side of roads, leaving enough room for cars to pull over. (sorry i saw a dead kitten in the road).



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