Wondering About Wolves (CBS News)

The return of wolves to Yellowstone Park has drawn tourists, but nearby cattle ranchers say they're a menace to livestock and should come off the endangered list. Tracy Smith reports. (CBSNews.com)

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[mbuttrey]

Why do we as humans feel we can go where ever we wish and dessimate the ecosystem to fit our wants and needs and then blame the wildlife for making "our" homestead dangerous. Native Americans lived for thousands of years and manged to co-exist with nature. Europeans come to the "new world"and cut down every tree and kill the animals because we want to live there. If we're gonna live where the wildlife is then we need to accept the consequences of doing so. A calf or three is a small price.

[lisalumi]

How can one calf be worth $40,000 ? Even at full grown weight for sale.

[BIGSKYHAL50]

Typical, making threats because you cannot make the point. See the carnage, then believe.

[BloodedGerman]

Those that I am unable to brainwash I plan on castrating. Keeps the dumb ones from breeding. But I see it is already too late in your case. And you are one to speak of knowing what you are talking about before making a statement.

[BIGSKYHAL50]

Balance? How can you balance when people have cattle which are getting eaten at a rate of more than one per day by the wonderful wolves?

[BIGSKYHAL50]

Yea, sure, the NEXT GENERATION. After all, not much might be left by then when the wolves are done. Then you can try to brainwash the next generation of how "wonderful" these killing machines are. Yea, pretend to know what you are talking about, see the carnage, then speak.

[BIGSKYHAL50]

Maybe look at the yellowstone elk herd. What is left is older elk, the pop. is crashing at best.

[BloodedGerman]

If you people really want wolves to exist in Montana you need to start educating the NEXT generation on their role in the environment. That never happened when the wolves were first reintroduced in 1995 and it should have. Otherwise you are stuck fighting people like BigSkyHal50 who unfortunately represent a major portion of this state.

[BloodedGerman]

I live here, born and raised. I have say in issues here just as you. My family are ranchers, farmers and hunters and I want wolves here. And as far as all that "they are destroying the elk populations" noise you inbred SOBs make both the FWP and your precious Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation both claim that we are having record elk populations here, and neither of them are pro-wolf.

[BIGSKYHAL50]

Ignorent? Look in the mirror fella. The "

TRUTH" hurts, don't it? We already have the so called "keystone predators" you people speak so arrogantly about. Keep in mind bud, when the first person falls to a wolf, the blood in on your hands. Lets see, I am thinking we shot 15 thus far legally this year, 59 left to go! Maybe next year the quota will be 150...hmm that would be 2250 elk that would not be killed slowly by wolves. Alot more freezers of hard working people will be filled.