As of today, the grey wolf is no longer on the endangered species list, at least in Montana and Idaho. Over 1,000 wolves have been removed from federal protection, and are now open to licensed hunting. The article also says that another 4,000 wolves near the great lakes could be taken of the list as early as next year. This could be a great thing for the wolves' ecosystem, but it seems likely to me that they will go back on the list in a few years. If people keep hunting them uncontrolled, they'll go extinct. However, if they aren't hunted at all, they'll reach carrying capacity and pretty much go extinct anyway. If we want to sustain our grey wolf population, we're going to have to watch it very closely.http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/42658
I wonder why we don't just allow them to go back to their natural state before we start hunting them again?
ReplyDeleteIt blows my mind that someone could just turn away from an animal such as this. It’s sad that they would just turn them loose with the possibility of them becoming extinct.
ReplyDeleteI did my case study on the endangerment of Gray Wolves and it upsets me how careless people are. I feel like now that the wolves are taken off of the list people will over hunt them in order to get a "prize." Hunting without purpose sickens me and that's how the wolves ended up on this list in the first place and will be the reason they return to the list within the next few years.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nick we shouldn't go immediately into hunting them!
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