Craig Nazor — Feb 21 2008 03:48 PM

This is another example of politics trumping science in making decisions about managing wildlife. I called USFW, my congressman, and both my Senators today. So far, no one has been able to provide a cogent (or for that matter, ANY) argument in defense of this decision. It really makes one wonder...

Lauren Schofield — Feb 23 2008 10:37 AM

It is a real shame that today's economy and government doesn't give a damn about the animals. This is just another fact to back it up. They can not hide the fact that they don't care. If they truly cared, we would all be able to use hydrogen powered cars. If they cared, then they would stop building new housing developments. If they cared, they would stop wearing furs. But they don't, so until they do, life will be hell for the animals- especially the wolves.

charles Kovalck — Feb 27 2008 08:36 AM

Is there a Director for the Wolves,...
I've read your blog,... lovely!
But I was hoping to get this message to the director for wolves, if there is such a position.
I have an idea, for the up coming wolf slaughter...

How about replacing the bullets with darts,
and re-locating them to other National Parks in other states?

I live in New England,... we have a lot of room, for some wolves.
The deer population is more than,... abundant!
We have coyotes,... but most people shoot them.
Maine is the only state up here that has a National Park,... Arcadia.
Maybe some one should talk to that Park about
releasing the excess wolves there.
And then there is Vermont, New Hampshire and even Northern New York, not New England, but close enough, and lots of woods!

There is resistance out there to stop this massacre from happening.
Nick J. Rahall, II (WV-3); Norm Dicks (WA-6); Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD-1); George Miller (CA-7); Jim Saxton (NJ-3).

Maybe these states would be able to set enough land aside to accommodate a wolf pack?
Just a thought!

I'd hate to see these wolves,...
disappear, at the hands of human hunters for the kill-joy aspect of hunting!
There were here long before we were, and should remain.
I mean come on,... how many sheep and cows do they actually kill?
As, for the deer,... Up here, they're so prevalent, we cull them!
Besides, if California, can live with Cougars, and Michigan with wolves...
Why can't New England?

I believe,... WE can!
... as far as I've researched... there has never,... NEVER,...
been a documented human death caused by a wolf,... ever!
Even a pack of wolves!

again,... just a thought.

P.S. A lot of us have guns, I don't think walking alone in the woods would hazardous
to humans,... the wolf on the other hand,
the wolf may meet it's demise!

Can stop people from killing.

Best regards,
Chuck

Sam Porter — Feb 28 2008 08:06 PM

Were those people pressured or something? It's almost as if someone else was pulling their strings and forcing them to make a decision like that.

I mean, they're the Fish and Wildlife Service, for crying out loud! One would think that they would care very deeply for wolf conservation. What's up with that garbage of going along with the government??

In order to solve a problem like this, we need to be able to spread the word about wolves and make the American people realize that they're not vicious, blood-thirsty predators, that they are truly better than that. It is often said that knowledge is power, and it holds very true here.

So everyone, educate all your friends and family about these magnificent animals, and let them see the light.