Idaho Agreement Restricts Wolf Killing & Use of Cyanide Bombs

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Conservation groups finalized an agreement that will effectively ban the use of cyanide bombs, snares to trap wolves on public lands, and restrict where a federal agency can kill wolves in Idaho. The agreement is monumental for wildlife in Idaho, specifically wolves in the state that have been subject to snares and cyanide bombs leading up to this agreement.

Cyanide bombs are absolutely disgusting and indiscriminate in their targets. There's no way to ensure the targeted animal is the one to interact with the cyanide bomb leading to unintended targets being injured or killed from the poison bombs.  In fact, this agreement regarding cyanide bombs stems from an incident in the state 3 years prior where an unauthorized cyanide bomb was activated by a young boy whose dog was killed and he himself was injured. This triggered a debate on the necessity / effectiveness of the cyanide bombs and reinforced the notion that cyanide bombs are unsafe and simply ineffective in curbing wildlife populations.

 Wolves are a crucial part of an area's ecosystem, helping to keep the natural balance in check. When we remove wolves from the equation, other prey animals begin to overpopulate which in turn has extremely negative effects on the wildlife and habitat of these animals. It's an incredibly vicious cycle that involves slaughter at every turn because often times, the only way a government sees fit to deal with overpopulation is through culling. So, by trapping & killing wolves, we are effectively altering the natural balance of the ecosystem ​which as I mentioned, leads to increased problems with the habitat itself. This is why we must stop with the slaughter of wolves to allow nature to run its course.

Wolves have lost a significant amount of their habitat throughout the years and their numbers have been decimated by hunting. Grey wolves for example, are on the endangered species list and face an incredibly uncertain future at the hands of human interference. Wolves are seen as problems in most cases due to their conflict with the livestock industry which is heavily protected by the government. Where livestock is concerned, wolves are seen as nuisances and can be killed for their involvement but no one cares to discuss the fact that we are continuing to take away their habitat to produce more livestock leaving the wolves with less space to hunt. This makes livestock especially tempting because the animals are confined and easy to access by the hungry wolves who have lost their habitat to livestock. We have imposed difficulties on them only to kill them when they inconvenience us. It's despicable.

Let me be clear, cyanide bombs are horrendous and should be banned across the globe. They leave too many opportunities for innocent / non-target animals & humans to come into contact with them. Secondly, wolves are important to our planet and we must stop treating them as pestilence. Without wolves, we will see an increase in other species that will undoubtedly alter the balance of the ecosystem and promote continued human interference. Can we just stop fucking with everything around us and let nature maintain its balance?

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