Restore The Balance: The Case for the Wolves in the Rockies

The case for keeping the Grey Wolf on the endangered species list.

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Pets & Animals

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• Wolves
• wolf
• endangered
• species
• act
• protection
• conservation

[itsyournature]

its kind of wild what a hot issue this is amongst locals-- some truly hate the wolves and just want them gone. no matter what the balance is they bring to the ecosystem.

[goose1077]

Isn't the endangered species list supposed to be for animals that are about to go extinct. Why is this a political process at all. Either they are about to be extinct or not. Which is it?

[itsyournature]

Wolves were "extinct" or more accurately "extirpated" from the Yellowstone ecosystem in the 1940's. Only a small number of wolves were reintroduced in the mid-90's, and therefore in need of endangered species protections. After protections were removed in April, mass hunting parties were assembled in Wyoming, and wolves were being killed at one per-day until they were relisted in July. they're STILL under threat from groups who seek to push wolves into extinction in the Northern Rockies.

[WiseWolf87]

16 of the 36 subspecies of the grey wolf have been hunted to extinction from the late 1800's to the 1950's. Of note include the Labrador wolf [Canada], Kenai Peninsula wolf [Alaska] and Newfoundland wolf. The wolves in Europe and the Middle East have also been decimated by hunters and continue to be hunted regardless of their endangered status, Norway's extermination programs being a prime example of politics rather than scientific method.

[xWolfLord12x]

Yes, but personally, I think it's going to be pretty tough to say to future generations: "Oh, yes wolves were very cool and beutiful- too bad you can't see them because some morons killed them all off!" I'm very, veeeery pisssed off that I will never get to see a tasmanian tiger- because some stupid people drove them to extinction. I don't want our future generations to not be able to watch and get a thrill at watching them- just as I do today.

[chrisclay1000]

Humans are the cause for the decrease in population for all animals in this world, everything was going fine till humans appeared.

[chrisclay1000]

WTF is wrong with that old women with horses, if you care for wildlife then why say we dont need wolves, saying that means you dont give a fuck about wildlife, dumbass.

[TheBlueRainWolf]

@itsyournature The ecosystem Needs wolves. No matter what they say, nature will always need them. We shouldn't be destroying them out of fear or because they're hunting they way they've been hunting for over thousands of years. Humans are finding it difficult to live with them because they don't understand them. They don't respect them. They only care about the profit thats made from they game they kill.

[BIGSKYHAL50]

Nonnative wolves are deciminating our elk and moose herds. It is to bad that so many people cannot see the truth about wolves. Less than 10% of the elk calves in the northern yellowstone elk herd are suviving to reach maturity. How long before there are no elk left in that area? Is having wolves worth the devistating economic impact to people? Don't think so. Jackson elk herd is still above objective? Lies.......

[sable28326]

Decrease demand. The majority of wolf killers in these areas are rancher trying to protect there stock. Eat less meat = less demand.

[AnaiTheWolf]

SAVE THE WOLVES

[BIGSKYHAL50]

sure, in no people lived here. Now people do, sooooo, when the elk disappear, they eat cows, sheep, dogs, cats........the experiment is not working well.......

[BIGSKYHAL50]

But they are not even close to extinct! Go to Alaska or Canada, hire a guide, you can see plenty of wolves.......