ban the person above you

by **muy_thaiguy** on Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:56 pm

strike wolf wrote:Yes, and Idaho while I'm there. I need to convince many of them that wolves are an important part of the ecosystem.

But when the ecosystem (after the wolves were no longer here) balanced out, the re-introduction of them threw them off. Not to mention they are wandering to people's ranches and killing sheep and cattle.

by **misterman10** on Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:56 pm

banned for being named Mr. Wolf

by **strike wolf** on Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:46 pm

muy_thaiguy wrote:
strike wolf wrote:Yes, and Idaho while I'm there. I need to convince many of them that wolves are an important part of the ecosystem.
But when the ecosystem (after the wolves were no longer here) balanced out, the re-introduction of them threw them off. Not to mention they are wandering to people's ranches and killing sheep and cattle.

Do you realize what was going on in Yellowstone before reintroducing wolves? The elk population had grown too large, they were destroying the saplings of young trees that would have otherwise provided wood for beaver dams or a nest for endangered birds of prey. The coyote had begun to take over where the wolf had left, and unlike the wolf they often target the American Antelope, interrupting their yearly migration. With the wolf's return, elk populations are beginning to go back to a more managable number and coyotes are not as big of a problem.

Now should rogue wolves that target cattle and sheep been taken care of? Yes, and the government is taking actions to deal with that. However, it is unwise to eliminate all wolves in the area for that, as they do provide an important function for the ecosystem.

Ask the experts most of them will tell you that the wolf is a "keystone species" for the northwest.