How do you feel about the newest on the wolf situation?

What you are saying is so true. I have worked on the wolf recovery board and am really very against the slotter of these beautiful animals. They are only doing what is instinctual for them. I think the ranchers are a bunch of big babies.

I think it is assinine. The wolf population has risen to about 800 and now they want to kill about 200. the ranchers didn't whine back it the mid 1800's. Why now? They just took after their business. Now the ranchers are becoming like little whiny kids.

It is assanine. Besides that, livestock kill more people in a year than wolves ever have. It's stupid to kill off the wolves for no reason. They're necessary to te ecosystem. Also, they are just now making a comeback with their numbers, just now living the endangered area that they've been in because of they way they used to just kill every wolf they could find.

You said it, Sister! I am glad I believe in Karma or I would be in a rubber room!

My totem animal also. As well as the golden eagle, buffaloe and red tailed hawk. So, my sadness is great. I wasn't big on Palin either. It is amazing to me how people think now days. Whine. That always works. And it does.

I wasn't keen on Palin either, how was it they described her? the pitbull with lipstick on? lol but since hearing her disregard for the wolves I care even less for her.

It is a bit more complicated than that. A wolf has a 100 mile range or so and that would take money and work of alot of volunteers. We had that back afew when we were on the wolf recovery level of things. Not so anymore.

But the whole thing is so STUPID and SENSELESS!! Look at all the money they spent and time and enthusiasm to do the Wolf recovery just afew years ago. And now they just put a bill into affect whereby they can go kill the wolves they just got back inserted. And the ranchers have been deeling with this for generations. It is wildlife and nature at its best and the government is just going to let this happen. I am apolled!! What do they do when they anialate the wolf and the deer and elk and antelop become over populated or deseased? Spend money to go kill them when the wolf does it naturally. Kill off the wolf(only a matter of time) and we kill off ourselves!!!! They aren't necessarily very, very, hungry either. Like I said: This has been going on for generations. There are only 800 of them for god sake! That is hardly hoards of them. You have just gotten you good and valid response!!!! I am infuriated. All the work done and for what?? Didn't they look ahead and forsee this? If not, they should have. And, I would like to get a good and valid response to this. Thank you for your input.

Ok, so from what I understand, (in not many technical terms) first they ban hunting and spend money to protectm, to rehabilitate wolves and extend their numbers and now they remove the ban and allow hunting. Yeah, that doesn't make too much sense. And probably the number isn't that high, unless, as I said, they begin to migrate from their territories and approach human establishments. And even then, going on a killing spree is not the best solution.
I guess you should make a petition, try to get some trusting organizations to defend them...

You'd think! Especially after all the work and time put in to keeping them around.

that is usually what they do.
I know they put some in Tenn several years ago.

ya, 200 sure is rediculous and especially when there is only 800!

Absolutely sick it is! When they have eradicated all the species then what?

Well, what if your government had just finished up on a law they had passed that said that the fox was an endangered species and it had worked so well that you now had over one thousand in population of the beautiful creatures in your state alone? (This is after several years of them being so low in population they were nearly extinct when they usedto inhabit an area from Canada to Mexico!)Then the ranchers step in (who have populated this land since the 1700's and have dealt with more wolves then than there is now or ever will be again.) AND, with their whining and belly aching got this new law passed where for seven months they can BUY THEIR TICKETS and have the right to kill a wolf! I can send you links of You Tube videos showing long strings of dead and bloody wolves that were not killed for meat or any reason but to satisfy big time ranchers. Now, why can't these rich ranchers pay to have the wolves relocated instead of just buy a $12 ticket to go kill one??!! It is just inhumane and idiotic to me to go kill these animals when the government just finished getting them repopulated! this seems really stupid to me.

hiya celticeagle
If any animal is an endangered species then we have a duty to protect it. I wouldn't like to see the dead wolves and tickets for killing them sounds preposterous! Relocation of the wolves sounds more realistic and humane. Where/who does the $12 go to?

It goes to the government. Ofcourse! doesn't everything?

yep!

Indeed! And, why put them on the endangered list, build their population back and then go shoot them!?? STUPID!