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I am not preaching to anyone....simply pointing out that if the poster in question is SO concerned about too many people in the world they have the power to reduce that number by one...
Of course those in favor of reducing the human population never seem to think it applies to them.
I support the Bounty on the Wolves. It is necessary.
Here in Arizona, we have had times when there was a bounty placed on Coyotes. And, that time may be coming once again. A severed paw was used as proof.
I am not preaching to anyone....simply pointing out that if the poster in question is SO concerned about too many people in the world they have the power to reduce that number by one...
Of course those in favor of reducing the human population never seem to think it applies to them.
I don't get the obsession with Palin, she doesn't have anything to do with the wolf population control, this has been going on for a long time in many states with a over population of wild animals, it's a control method used to protect the balance of nature. Fish and Game studies this and gives recommendations to control the balance.
The Inuit people that inhabited Alaska and points north for eons have observed that predation by the wolf keeps the caribou herd healthy by regularly removing the sick and weaker individuals. This is called the balance of nature. Current hunting programs encourage the culling of the strongest, trophy animals which removes them from the herd, thereby keeping them from passing on their genes for a healthier population.
Maine has long eliminated the wolf form the environment which artificially increased the whitetail deer herd to some of the largest numbers known to record. But nature, by natural migration, has introduced the coyote to take the place of the wolf.
I am a hunter, but I recognize that "modern" wildlife management programs have less to do with ecological enhancement and more to do with gainful licensing fees and landowner appeasement.
The Inuit people that inhabited Alaska and points north for eons have observed that predation by the wolf keeps the caribou herd healthy by regularly removing the sick and weaker individuals. This is called the balance of nature.
Except that was not happening in this area. The wolves were on the verge of making extinct this particular herd because of too many wolves in the area. That has now been rectified, going from 1 calf in a 100 surviving to 39 in a 100 - pretty good results if you ask me.
Where is the compassion and concern for the poor caribou calves.
I would say let nature dictate. If the wolves are overpopulated, then they will kill off their food supply. In turn, they will starve eventually and things will come full circle.
Of course, I'm not a resident of Alaska and I can't speak for the consequences. Those who are residents of Alaska can probably provide a far more reliable response.
PS. I'm really against the killing of any animal, unless it is for self-defense or for food necessary to survive.
Yes, I am a meat eater, so that includes the slaughter of cattle. I prefer that it would be done humanely, of course.
I could learn to be a vegetarian, especially if I witnessed the slaughterhouses first hand on a regular basis.
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