Wolves are part of natures cycle, and part of the natural ecosystem, but unfortunately, we don't have the habitat to support this type of preditor. I do love nature, and not just becasue I can hunt it. I love to take my family in the outdoors and show them nature. We've went on many outings and we've seen beutiful elk and listend to them bugle. Do you know how much fun that is to share with your wife and kids? We've seen awsome buck deer, antilpoe, turkeys, grouse, etc.
No one in my family besides me, have seen a cougar, bear, or bobcat, in the outdoors. None of them have enjoyed seeing one of these preditors. Not becasue they are not there, but because they are very good at not being seen. Not much for the average person to enjoy as far as wolves go.
Someone earlier mentioned the change in the ecosystem in Yellowstone. Did the ecosystem outside of Yellowstone change? No, because wild life outside of Yellowstone is being managed through hunting. How fun is it going to be to take your family to Yellowstone and see no animals. It's not a lot different that the people who would like to drain Lake Powell. How many people would get to enjoy the beatiful rocks and canyons if that were to happen? Today hundreds of thousands get to ejoy the beauty of the area including grandparents, parents, little chilren etc.
Yes, I do have a selfish motive, I do want healthy heards of deer and elk to hunt, but I also want wildlife for me and my family to view and enjoy together.
I don't want Wolves back in the state of Utah or in the lower 48 for that matter. I can see cyotees, they're just a little wolf. The last wolf in Utah was taken off the Escalante Desert by a man named Sears Willis, and last I knew it was on display at the state capital. If I were in that tree stand and armed, I would have done my part to help that moose live to see another day. Do you think that men have not always been a part of a natural ecosystem? I guarentee our ancestors did their part in controlling wolf populations, and that was during a time when there was adiquate habitat. That habitat no longer exists, we now have to take an active role in management. If we don't take an active role in manageing wolves, then many of the things I and many others on this site enjoy the most are going to be nothing more than good memories.
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