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I think that is sad that they killed them wolves. I am sure it cost less to terminate them, but I would have rather seen them relocated to downtown Seattle Parks so they could at least have place to call home.
A good napalm drop would have likely been much more beneficial to the elk in the long run.Hopefully this helps in some fashion, but the Lolo herd has been hurting for a very long time.
The silence is deafening from the wolf lovers on the forum. I know sooner or later we're going to hear about poachers and habitat really being the cause and it's just a coincidence with the timing that it's being blamed on the wolves.
Quote from: pianoman9701 on April 29, 2014, 11:05:38 AMThe silence is deafening from the wolf lovers on the forum. I know sooner or later we're going to hear about poachers and habitat really being the cause and it's just a coincidence with the timing that it's being blamed on the wolves.Well, with the Lolo zone in particular I am entirely comfortable in saying that a major forest fire would have far greater impacts on future elk populations than killing some wolves. Certainly that will affect short term numbers, but it won't provide near the long term benefit of major habitat alteration.I am stating this from my personal experience hunting in the Lolo zone, and professional opinions from Idaho Conservation Officers that have hunted and/or worked the Lolo zone.Go back and look at population data. That herd crashed hard in the middle to late 90's, long before wolves were heavily established in that area.
Quote from: JLS on April 29, 2014, 09:06:49 AMA good napalm drop would have likely been much more beneficial to the elk in the long run.Hopefully this helps in some fashion, but the Lolo herd has been hurting for a very long time. predator control will help with short-term losses and stabilization of population at low levels. Habitat improvement is what is needed to get the population to get back to 1970's/80's levels.