| JabaliHunter |
| (.400 member) |
| 06/02/08 03:45 AM |
Re: Imported wolves causing havoc in Idaho
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when people say "I believe wolves have a place in the wilderness" it demonstrates their complete lack of knowledge of wolf habits and the natural history of Idaho. This is a very common statement made by outsiders. Idaho is a land of animals and working people; towns, mining, hunting, farming, ranching, logging. What is "wilderness"? Usually, it means "somebody elses back yard".
No offence taken - All I meant was that I wouldn't want to see wolves extinct. But it seems that there were already wolves in Idaho before the introduction of the Canadian wolves. I take it that Canadian wolves are bigger and not the same as the native Idaho type? If so, it begs the questions - were there too few Idaho wolves, and why were a non-native strain introduced, rather than efforts made to increase the breeding success of the existing population?
On a different point though, and not wishing to upset any Idahoans, I didn't want to get into a debate about wilderness, but if there is no space for wilderness in a place like this
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Idaho is a big state, about 1/2 the size of Sweden with 1/7 the population with many different climates and terrains.
then I guess that sets a worrying precedent for conserving habitat for lions and other dangerous game in Africa. I guess you could argue that with villages everywhere, there is no wilderness there either
