Ranchers need to Understand Wolves, as well as other animals were here long before them!
I understand the anguish ranchers face when they lose livestock (“Wolf ruling could affect Minnesota livestock,”
Jan. 21). However, nearly 98 percent of all livestock losses are from birth defects, illness, injuries, and natural disasters, according to WildEarth Guardians and others.
Wolves range in a fraction of their original territories. They were brought to near extinction by man’s lust to spill the blood of a rival predator and collect trophies.
In states where wolves have vanished, ranchers suffer the same losses, proving the slaughter of wolves is unjustifiable.
Man uses helicopters, barbaric traps, snares, bait with poison or hooks and denning, inflicting long suffering for the amusement of imposing torture. The murdering of pregnant females and pups is sadistic.
Trapping is inhumane. Often, innocent creatures and pets suffer and die in traps.
Wolves kill for survival and without distinguishing between livestock and wild animals. It’s the responsibility of ranchers to implement deterrents like fencing, dogs, lighting and flags to avoid conflicts.
via Reader’s view: Wolves are an essential part of America’s wildlife | Duluth News Tribune.