The Oregon Fish & Wildlife Services announced that it had killed 3 more members of the Lookout Mountain Pack, ending the lethal control permits issued. After the slaughter of the 3 most recent wolves, the Lookout pack now consists of a breeding female and two juveniles. This senseless slaughter has left this female wolf to try and hunt and feed the juveniles without the assistance of a pack. This will undoubtedly lead to livestock attacks, the very reason why this pack of wolves was targeted to begin with. Once again, humanity panders to the livestock industry at the expense of wolves who are plunging once again towards extinction.
Wolves spent nearly 40 years on the Endangered Species List. During those 40 years, time, effort, and resources were allocated to their rehabilitation. Within mere months of their removal, several states in the United States opened up wolves to being hunted for sport, effectively undoing 40 years of tireless efforts. Sport hunting, livestock conflicts, whatever the reason, wolves continue to suffer because of our warped sense of wildlife management. How can the solution to livestock conflicts be to slaughter endangered wolves when livestock are basically presented to wild predators on a silver platter. When do we address the fact that livestock are so accessible by increasing security measures? When do we identify the "hows" of livestock conflicts and look to prevent future incidents? Am I truly to believe that the only solution is to euthanize healthy wolves who are in a state of emergency? If our relationship with wild predators does not change, we will see their extinction. We must look for other options to prevent future livestock conflicts as opposed to euthanizing predators. We are constantly manipulating the animal kingdom for our own motives without actually taking in to consideration the ripple affect of our actions. Every habitat NEEDS a healthy balance of both predators and prey. If we remove one from the situation, things become unbalanced and other things start to suffer as a result. At the rate we're going, the only animals we will see or recognize on our planet will be the ones we breed solely for food. Wolves must be put back on the Endangered Species List. If we do not issue them those necessary protections once again, they will go extinct. It's clear that we can't trust that wolves will be looked after because we're witnessing their decimation. The only choice is to reissue them those protections before it's too late. HAPPY VEG
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