Discussion Topic: Open season on wolves
As soon as gray wolves were delisted about a year ago, the debate about whether or not states should start hunting them started. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife decided to give states and tribes more flexibility in managing the wolf herds. Including hunting them.
The Safari Club has come out strongly against the hunting of wolves, saying that if we start hunting them now, they will just become endangered again.
“If we call open season on wolves now, we could soon find ourselves back at the starting line. It’s a tremendous waste of taxpayer dollars,” said Sierra Club representative Melanie Stein. “Deer and elk populations are thriving in this region. There’s absolutely no reason to begin slaughtering wolves, other than to please a handful of special interests. This is another example of politics trumping science in the Bush administration. Federal and state agencies are tripping over each other, and our wildlife are suffering as a result.”
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Do think that it's time to start hunting wolves, or is this a political ploy as the Sierra Club suggests?
The Safari Club has come out strongly against the hunting of wolves, saying that if we start hunting them now, they will just become endangered again.
“If we call open season on wolves now, we could soon find ourselves back at the starting line. It’s a tremendous waste of taxpayer dollars,” said Sierra Club representative Melanie Stein. “Deer and elk populations are thriving in this region. There’s absolutely no reason to begin slaughtering wolves, other than to please a handful of special interests. This is another example of politics trumping science in the Bush administration. Federal and state agencies are tripping over each other, and our wildlife are suffering as a result.”
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Do think that it's time to start hunting wolves, or is this a political ploy as the Sierra Club suggests?
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