Wow I never knew that.
So much BS out there!
Wolves protect herds from wasting disease
Elk are the favorite prey of wolves. Because of this simple fact, many elk hunters view wolves as unwelcome competitors.
Hunting elk is actually dangerous work for wolves. Because they are often injured or killed in the process, they tend to be risk adverse and generally select the most vulnerable elk — the sick, elderly, incapacitated and the very young. Conversely, human hunters generally target the best breeding-quality elk and deer.
Based on a Health Canada advisory, this chilling article appeared in the Enviro News, Aug. 15 titled:“HEALTH ADVISORY: Venison, Elk May No Longer Be Safe to Eat — Study: Deadly Chronic Wasting Disease Could be Moving to Humans Alberta, Canada — Early results from an ongoing study testing human susceptibility to chronic wasting disease (CWD), a growing epidemic among deer and elk, has led Health Canada to warn ‘that CWD has the potential to infect humans.’”
Chronic wasting disease is an incurable, inevitably fatal illness that can affect all cervids: deer, elk, moose and caribou. It has now spread to 24 states, including Texas, and two Canadian provinces.
For eons, wolves kept deer and elk herds healthy.
They are unique in that they can identify CWD-infected animals which, to the human eye, show no symptoms of disease. Like them or not, wolves are our best natural ally for keeping CWD in check. They should be allowed to do what only they can do: identify CWD-infected animals and take them out.
http://www.tdtnews.com/news/letters_to_the_editor/article_1302284a-e068-11e7-8541-e38a7a914270.html
