The Daily Utah Chronicle – Luigi Ghersi
Big Game Forever, Don Peay and the Utah Legislature may want to stop wolves from returning to Utah but 74% of the state’s citizens are in favor of reintroduction. (hjnews.com)
The only thing that disturbed me about this opinion piece was this quote:
“The prime number of wolves for the available habitat space in Utah is 200. This amount would allow optimal growth of the species. Anymore would create an influx, which was most likely the problem with the Yellowstone restoration of wolves.”
It’s always about the end game, the day when wolves reach some magical number and then the slaughter begins. That’s what we’re fighting in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes. Wolves are never going to be safe under state management.
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As long as wolves are not given full protection under ESA, and the state looks at ‘target numbers’, it’s just another slaughter waiting to happen. We must all concentrate on the federal relisting and scientific numbers of better than just sustainable numbers, but true genetic biodiversity. No more slaughters, only live catch and transfer to safer areas. No more gassing of pups anywhere.
The knowledge that has been lost by the murders of radio collared wolves is criminal.
I think a good start is to encourage education in Utah and other wolfless states. Have ambassador wolves at wolf education days in the schools and for the general public. We have to get them to think k-9 not varment. Once they meet real wolves, learn about them and see them as the original dog-human relationship, know wolves/wolfdogs are helping our veterans recover from PTSD, they will learn to respect wolves and their roll as a keystone species and companion. Wolves don’t have to be worthy of humans, we must be worthy protectors of wolves. Humans have a lot to make up for.
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