Wolves making comeback in SW British Columbia after century of bounties, poisoning. Larry Pynn. Vancouver Sun.
Grizzly bears are increasing too.
Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University. He was a Western Watersheds Project Board Member off and on for many years, and was also its President for several years. For a long time he produced Ralph Maughan's Wolf Report. He was a founder of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. He and Jackie Johnson Maughan wrote three editions of "Hiking Idaho." He also wrote "Beyond the Tetons" and "Backpacking Wyoming's Teton and Washakie Wilderness." He created and is the administrator of The Wildlife News.
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Wonderful…. as we treat our wildlife so will we be treated.
Good news but I worry about the quote of the guy who said that wolves are “exploding” in population.
If they are really exploding in population, those 40 elk aren’t going to feed them for long.
They hadn’t even confirmed that wolves have killed an elk yet. I think there a plenty of deer in the area. I visited there once, but can’t remember it in detail.
Yes 40 elk isn’t much of a prey base.
I suspect the real reason for the return of the wolves is because they are not poisoning or trapping the wolves much.