Sunday, March 6, 2011

Washington Gray Wolves- Questions?

Should the Gray wolves in each state be managed and classified, endangered etc., by state lines or should the wolves be managed by the federal guidelines that take into consideration the total population of wolves in a geographic area? The wolves have no stateline boundaries as to where they can migrate. Since they are expanding their populations from British Columbia, where they are not considered endangered and are successfully managed and hunted and also expanding from the Idaho wolf populations, which was taken off the endanered specie list at one time, do we look at these wolves as endangered here in this state only because we have few wolves living within the statelines of our state?
   The wolves have had an adverse effect on deer and elk herds in other states, Idaho/Montana/Wyoming due to their over population. Should Washington state protect the wolves in this state and manage them separately, even if the efforts to de-list them in other states is successful, again, and implemented, again. These other states would again be able to manage these wolves by whatever management practices they seem best to protect and manage all species of game animals, deer, elk, moose and wolves in their own states. Can Washington State learn from the devastation of elk, deer and moose populations in Idaho/ Montana and Wyoming by Gray wolves and manage them properly now so that the same does not happen to our elk, deer and moose populations even if we have few wolves in this state? 
    Would we have to experience a devastation of our resourses before state lawmakers would allow the proper management of wolves as they would any other specie that is managed and take into consideration "all" species in their game management plans. Please give us your thoughts on this sensitive subject that effects all of us.  Rich

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