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Vincent - Groups like RMEF & Ducks Unlimited have done so much in cooperation with fish and game departments it would be a list a mile long.

Sorry...my info came from a report by the USDA and the FWS

As a hunter but a zoology/wildlife biology major i am a but torn here. I am a wildlife steward when it comes to our endangered and threatened wildlife species, wolves, bears, cats, etc, and i believe that it is our duty to protect these species.

Well I watched the video and I didn't hear much truth from the ranchers. In 2010, only 63 domestic animals were killed in WY, which was the lowest since 2003. In states with wolves, only 2.5% of sheep losses and 0.11% of cattle losses were as a result of wolves. Domestic dogs, on average, kill 5 times as many cattle as wolves.

Bruce, Can you please cite the sources for both Dr. Mech and Mr. Allen?  I would like to review the information you presented in full and I think it beneficial when quoting someone that you include source information otherwise how do I and other know that indeed the information presented is factual?

I meant to say How many Billions have they collect from the tax payers??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trc3680VEYM  Watch the video see the truth about wolves... This is real Americans that are putting up with wolves.

Who many Billions have the collect from the tax payers??? They are winning a lot this is nothing but a con job.. For the fake hunters that live anywhere near wolves.. You are preaching lies.. Wow I guess the wolf lovers have not heard the facts. Dr Mech states wolves are NON ESSTENIAL to healthy eco system.  President of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation David Allen, I have apologies

On the Issue of Humanity Eating better: plase read with an Open Mind: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/opinion/04pollan.html   Discusses how much public tax money is wasted subsidizing bad habits of Big Agric-Business.

Hi Judith.  If you agree with Vincent then you are clearly as uninformed as he is.  I hunt a 380 acre area in Mississippi with five other guys.  All of us are dedicated conservationists.  We do not, in fact, kill the strongest fo the species, but instead harvest from a wide spectrum of the gene pool.  We have a 15 acre lake on the property as well and have solid rules about which sized fish we

We totally agree with Vincent based on 55 years of observations and conversations with friends and relatives who have no integrity or ethics respecting any wildlife; they see wildlife as a moving target for killing; many western ranchers despite their alleged "Love of the Land" stories have destroyed many predators with their

  As wolves have expanded range and increased in number their impacts on prey species have been greater, reducing hunting opportunities. Why? Because a wolf will eat between 16-25 deer or elk from Nov. to April each and every year of its adult life. They actually eat even more large prey, but that is the standard research year because it is easier to detect wolf kills on the snow.

Shenandoah—that's the one that hit me, Tony. I would have sworn that park would be a lot busier, especially due to proximity to DC. I always found Shen attractive in winter for cross country skiing and winter backpacking but recent times I've tried, road plowing hasn't been nearly as important as it once was (much less Big Meadows Lodge having a winter season--remember that?).

Are these bears drastically evolved differently from black bears elsewhere? There are so many areas with "surplus" population that I wonder if a little transplanting would help stabilize the population? Or would bears used to salmon and ready rainfall and such just wither in the desert.

Heck, I go out in it!! Of course, sometimes with dubious results. I hiked Shenandoah trails during on-and-off driving rain. Had all my raingear, was well protected, and had a ball. That is until I needed to go back up to the road. Had a wee bit o'trouble getting up the muddy trail. I was a filthy mess when I got back.

We find muddy river banks and pretend we're otters.  :)

Hey Tim, I have to attest to the restroom cleanliness.  Although they were scheduled to be cleaned one morning in August I convinced the maintenance crew to wait a bit as there were  about 400 runners preparing to run the Crater Lake Marathon, Half Marathon and 6.2 mile races.  We outnumbered them, lol!  Awesome place!