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Wolf numbers higher than state will admit
jackelope:
--- Quote from: jstone on July 14, 2024, 12:13:13 PM ---Stop believing all that they say
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Great.
If you’re talking to me, do you have any significant input related to my question?
pianoman9701:
--- Quote from: jackelope on July 14, 2024, 09:07:09 AM ---Is it expected that they would know exactly how many wolves are in WA?
They always seem to say “at least”
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Wolf numbers are far easier to estimate than cougar, for example, especially because most, if not all packs, have a least one or more tracking collars. And yes, accurate accounting is quite necessary and possible (if anyone believes that management will happen if specific metrics are met). Saying "at least" is a great way to either cover your butt or purposely mislead. If, for example, the President came out and said that "at least 500,000 undocumented immigrants have entered the US since January 20th, 2021", that would be true...and purposely misleading. It's not a big stretch to believe the same thing is happening with wolf numbers.
jackelope:
P-man- Are you saying you are of the opinion that they should know exactly how many wolves are in the state?
jackelope:
I’m kind of thinking that they’re having to report to the public. They may know there 2,764 wolves in the state but when they count them, however they count them, they can only verify 2,391 of them. In order to not get called out for BS, they’ll say there are at least 2,391 of them. There may be 2,764 but we could only verify 2,391 of them.
(I pulled numbers out of my arse)
Jake Dogfish:
It doesn’t matter how many there are, the same groups will want more.
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