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Quote from: jackelope on August 28, 2018, 08:09:44 PMExcuse me while I get the popcorn fired up...I got my bowl popped and ready before commenting... Less interested in changing the minds of WolfBait and company, more so in providing some perspectives for those willing to think critically about this issue, and conservation groups in general. It ain't black and white, especially in a purple state like this one. And just because some of us want to see native species back on suitable wild landscapes, even carnivores, doesn't mean we want to see them go unmanaged or cause legitimate harm to the health of other wildlife populations (something the data is clear has not yet happened in WA in regards to deer and elk (https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01948/)).
"The enemy of my enemy, is still my enemy!"Just because these guys are in a turf war over a decimated NEWA county isn't going to make me forget who's responsible for getting us here in first place. CNW was the driving force for an asinine wolf plan, WDFW got in bed with them and spooned. CNW knows that if they attack outside rabid "conservation groups" it'll gain some measure of legitimacy here at home and it's working by reading this thread, but let's not ever forget who slit our throats in the first place!Overly dramatic? Not if you witnessed the destruction first hand this wolf plan has wrought and continues to do.Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
Wolfbait, in addition to directly supporting Eastern Washington ranches avoid conflict with wolves, including the gentleman involved in this conflict, CNW has a number of programs benefiting ungulates. To claim that we're at all interested in their demise is nonsense. Here's one: https://www.conservationnw.org/our-work/habitat/okanogan-wildlife-crossing/Plenty more on that website. And our unequivocal support for fair chase hunting: https://www.conservationnw.org/about-us/resources/hunting-and-conservation/You and some others may not like Conservation Northwest, that's fine. But we're far from these extremists filing ridiculous lawsuits, undermining collaborative conservation and wildlife management, and using red meat messaging to blatantly fundraise off it: This is hilarious. I'm sure all the predators will appreciate the wildlife crossings since there won't be any ungulates or prey animals left to use them. If CNW does support fair chase hunting and conservation so much, why don't they support a more aggressive predator control management in Washington state. CNW has continuously fought for wolves and other predators but I have seen nothing about them trying to actually balance the ecosystem by removing more predators and letting ungulates and other prey animals rebound. CNW knows they can post pretty pictures of predators and get the tree-huggers to donate large amounts of money to them but nobody is going to give them money to help save ungulates. If you want CNW to be taken seriously, tell them to support the whole ecosystem instead just using the poor predators issue to fill their coffers. Until they do that, they are nothing more than hypocritical extremists using animals for $$$$.
