igor2003
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ORIGINAL: Iamsemisweet http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/aug/25/motion-to-bar-montana-idaho-wolf-hunts-denied/ Fucking congressman insert a budget rider that basically guts the endangered species act protection for wolves in large parts of the west. This is after the goddamn Feds spent years and millions of dollars on recovering the species and reintroducing them to those same parts of the west. If my memory serves me correctly, the species of wolf "reintroduced" here (I live in Idaho) is a different species than the wolves they are replacing. The ones that have been "reintroduced" are larger and much more aggressive than those that they replace, and really aren't "native" to this area. And some fucking dumb ass judge denied an injunction to stop a hunt that will likely wipe out every pack member I don't know if you said this through ignorance or for exaggerated effect. You say it as though you think it is going to be a free-for-all hunt until all wolves are wiped out. I can't speak for other states, but the Idaho hunt is a controlled hunt, meaning that the number of wolves taken is limited, and the hunt ends either on a specific date or when a certain number of wolves have been killed, whichever comes first. Also, the number of wolf tags issued is limited to help prevent over-hunting. before a decision can be made on the legality of the rider. God damn these people. So much for the value of a species being "incalcuable". Personally, I think the reintroduction of wolves to the state is a good thing, but the wolf population has grown larger and more quickly than even the Idaho Department of Fish and Game expected, and occasionally the number of wolves, as with other animals, needs to be thinned. This is done for various reasons, and believe it or not, some of those reasons are actually to benefit the wolf population. Unfortunately, the people in Washington DC and other parts of the country don't see the problems up-close and personal like the residents here see it. By the way...I gave up hunting of any kind many years ago, so the only stick that I have in this fire is that I live here and may see it differently than someone living thousands of miles away.
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