Wolves in Idaho

[fabsroman]

Okay, I see the problem with my logic, man and cattle. Back in the day, before man was around, the wolves and elk lived together and lived for many centuries together, with a balance being kept. When there wasn't enough food, there weren't as many wolves.

The problem now is that the wolves can decimate an entire elk herd and then move on to cattle or the neighbors dog.

It is kind of like how I worry about the foxes behind my townhouse when I let Nitro out. I have seen two of them running around in the protected "wetland" area and Nitro likes to go down there and do his business. If I wouldn't end up in jail, I would shoot both foxes.

I also agree with limiting predation on waterfowl and upland birds. For some reason, when man got thrown into the loop, we threw everything out of balance and we have to work hard to keep everything in balance.

So, yes I think some of the wolves should be thinned out, just like the whitetails are being thinned out in Maryland. I guess it is hard for me to understand because they used to be an endangered species. I had this same discussion in the Africa forum regarding an elephant hunt I saw on OLN. In the end, I was told that there are about 800,000 elephants in the world and that the hunting of old bulls allows game preserves/parks to stay open with the money they generate from these hunts.

At the end of the day, it is hard for me to grasp the problem without knowing everything about it. For instance, more auto accidents are caused in Montgomery County, Maryland by whitetail deer than by other motorists. However, the deer lovers are always up in arms when professional shooters are brought in to thin out herds in certain areas.