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- SlamShut, on 02/22/2008, -18/+71WOLF BURGERS FOR DINNER TONIGHT, BOYS!
- retzed, on 02/22/2008, -4/+32In related news, 30 smaller animals are introduced to the list.
- Spamcan, on 02/22/2008, -3/+29Sadly the teen wolf numbers continue to decline much to the disappointment of high school basketball fans everywhere.
- Junkey, on 02/22/2008, -4/+25Damn, all my illegal Gray wolf hides aren't worth ***** now.
- socialpyramid, on 02/22/2008, -8/+25Hopefully it can stay off.
- nyeus, on 02/22/2008, -5/+22I can honestly say this brought a smile to my face. I hope this trend continues.
- inactive, on 02/22/2008, -7/+23this would be a great time for kevin costner to step in with a sequel: Dances With Many, Many Wolves
- ChocChunkOaties, on 02/22/2008, -2/+14Yeah, and 'Dance's with' should be changed to 'Mauled by'
- Chairboy, on 02/22/2008, -0/+11Also, in upper-class bars in New York.
- dartmanx, on 02/22/2008, -0/+11The first rule of documentaries narrated by Ed Norton: we don't talk about documentaries narrated by Ed Norton.
- RealmDown, on 02/22/2008, -0/+11No, but I'll help hold you down while they feed.
- inactive, on 02/22/2008, -1/+12well yeah, it's not like they breed alot is it?
- inactive, on 02/22/2008, -2/+11The wolves and wildcats are the only real predators in North America. Birds of prey are also predators, but they eat very little.
We killed them all to make way for humans, bears also. So everything they used to eat didn't have predators anymore and then there was a huge surge in their populations (like deer for example). So hunting deer became necessary to control the population.
With wolves back in the picture, there is more balance. This is good for deer, good for wolves and good for humans. (it's good for deer because of natural selection, good for humans because it limits deer population, which can be very problematic). - wolfboy2883, on 02/22/2008, -3/+12Ok. For those of you who failed 7th grade biology:
-wolves are next to harmless to humans. They're afraid of people and won't come near you
-wolves do NOT prey on livestock as a general rule. They eat deer, elk, and other wild animals
-wolves pose NO THREAT TO WILD GAME POPULATIONS. In fact, they help them to thrive by weeding out the weakest members of the population. They also keep the deer populations in check so that deer don't destroy the environment/your garden/your car in a collision.
Wolves are a critical part to our healthy ecosystem. Killing wolves is just removing another obstacle to our own destruction as a human species. Either take care of the environment, or perish. Consider yourselves warned! - wolfboy2883, on 02/22/2008, -1/+10That's disgusting. That's like eating dogs. I'll stick to deer meat, thanks.
- yomamaphat, on 02/22/2008, -2/+11It probably will stay off but not necessarily because they have a healthy population. I live in Wyoming and I know a lot of ranchers are happy about this so they can shoot the wolves now depending on the new status. (Well they did anyway on occasion). Sad but true. This news is not necessarily good.
- TheFoshizzler, on 02/22/2008, -1/+9I see what you're saying, but who's making money off of saying wolves are evil? I'd like to get into that business.
- GfunkGbuss, on 02/22/2008, -0/+8Although adoption is getting more and more mainstream every year.
- DRINKxREDxBULL, on 02/22/2008, -2/+10Tonight we dine on WOOOLFF!!!!
- Malevolant, on 02/22/2008, -4/+12It's great they're off the list but that doesn't mean it should be a FFA in terms of hunting them. I always thought it was ironic that they are so demonized when they are the wild equivalent to our domesticated large breed dogs. Wolves, like Marijuana, get a lot of b.s. press because there are ulterior motives at work, from people with money to make.
- Nougat, on 02/22/2008, -0/+7OM NOM NOM NOM NOM
- sgtbutterscotch, on 02/22/2008, -0/+7Is there a pattern of sports franchises claiming animals that have recently come off the endangered species list as mascots?
- brufleth, on 02/22/2008, -1/+8Err...except when animals (say cows) are cloned to create genetic duplicates of superior breeding stock. Nobody is dumb enough to create genetically identical herds but that doesn't mean they can't be helpful in reducing the price of desirable breeding material.
- RealmDown, on 02/22/2008, -1/+7Don't be so cruel. There were several seconds in that movie that I truly enjoyed.
- denimation, on 02/22/2008, -3/+9There are only 100 breeding pairs.
*****.
Them wolves are gonna eat my chickens. - wolfboy2883, on 02/22/2008, -2/+8And then when you hit a deer on the road and get totally ***** up, the wolf will have had its revenge.
- potisreallygood, on 02/22/2008, -2/+8Yee Haw!!
- inactive, on 02/22/2008, -1/+7I hope they make wolf hunting season "knife only" next October. Check back with us then...
- tschau, on 02/22/2008, -0/+5Ranchers.
- Chairboy, on 02/22/2008, -0/+5Silly cnot3, stakes are for vampires. _Silver bullets_ are for wolves.
That's the kind of mistake that'll get you killed in a monster fight. - praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -1/+6I remember seeing a video stating that bringing in the wolves brought balance to the natural habitat. There had been wolves before, but were driven away leaving the deer population to grow causing them to eat much more of the foliage leaving less building supplies for beavers, which in turn prevented their damns from allowing vegetation on the banks of rivers to grow. Or something to that effect. It was narrated by Edward Norton, so it has to be correct.
- DiggDugg00, on 02/22/2008, -0/+5Coyote attacks on humans are ultra rare. I find your ignorance and unfounded fear saddening. For the record, I live in area with a healthy coyote population and I continue to hunt, fish, and camp without wetting myself.
- flashingcurser, on 02/22/2008, -3/+8The only ones I hear bitching here in Montana are the ranchers. The ranchers have powerful lobbyists and beef is big business here in montana and wyoming. I suspect they are behind the change in status. Ranchers loose some livestock to wolves. I'm sure they would love the opportunity to shoot wolves. If conservationists want this to continue to be successful, they will have to find a way to compensate the ranchers for their losses. Maybe an insurance policy of some sort that covers confirmed kills.
- PrettyMuchBryce, on 02/22/2008, -0/+4I'll stick to people, thanks.
- plhearn, on 02/22/2008, -1/+5They were put on that list because humans killed them all off to being with.
- tattertech, on 02/22/2008, -0/+4When I was a kid I used to donate money to funds supporting gray wolves... Good to hear, even if there are a ton of problems with how the endangered species act works.
- ursername180, on 02/22/2008, -1/+5"Little pig, little pig, let me in!"
"Not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin."
"Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow you..."
"...What?" - wolfboy2883, on 02/22/2008, -2/+6The ranchers need to do their homework first. Wolves wont eat their livestock unless there's no food. Build a fence you morons! Furthermore, deer are waaaay overpopulated. Next time you're driving your truck and you hit a deer and it breaks your windshield and puts you in the hospital, remember it is your fault for impeding the wolves.
- ICSU, on 02/22/2008, -0/+4your mom
- inactive, on 02/22/2008, -0/+438 pairs in Montana. I tell you, nothing makes it harder to sleep at night than the howling from Wolves *****...
- inactive, on 02/22/2008, -1/+5It is the Elk population here that is very high. Wolves will help with that, which means bears have year-round food supply, as well as eagles, wolverines, etc. etc. etc.
Any of the scavenger group benefits from wolves. - macaddct1984, on 02/22/2008, -0/+4No.
- SpaceMonkeyZero, on 02/22/2008, -1/+5The Polar Bear population is much higher now than it has been in the past 100 years...
- Mootabolife, on 02/22/2008, -0/+4So it's just one big stupid cycle.
- punisher18, on 02/22/2008, -1/+4as sad as his recent movie career has become i wouldnt doubt him making that movie, lol i would however doubt myself ever seeing it or renting it .
- crystalsmoke, on 02/22/2008, -1/+4These wolves aren't really out of danger. Their numbers now barely meet the Fish and Wildlife Service's initial 1987 minimal target recovery plan. That's far below the population size that current research indicates is viable for long term survival. Federal de-listing means leaving these wolves at the mercy of hostile state plans in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, which will allow the slaughter of up to 80% of the population. Don't let Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, who was appointed as "a pro-development Western Republican to push for more oil and gas drilling", to lull you into a false sense of security. See savewolves.org for more information.
- Buelldozer, on 02/22/2008, -2/+5The levels for de-listing were set during the CLINTON administration and we're agreed to by both the FEDS and Environmentalist groups. We have reached and exceeded those levels. According to the rules and the numbers that everyone agreed on in the mid 90's it's time for delisting.
Bush has absolutely ZERO to do with this. - RealmDown, on 02/22/2008, -0/+3Mary had a little lamb......
- Luminoth, on 02/22/2008, -1/+4Politicians
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