Stop Shooting Wolves, You Maniacs | Popular Science

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Stupid reason #2: Wolves kill elk, caribou, and other ungulates. There are groups, like Friends of the Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd, who maintain that wolves should not be protected because they kill too many elk. Here’s how friendly the Friends of the Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd is: they are such good friends with the elk that they want to eliminate …

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Stop Shooting Wolves, You Maniacs | Popular Science

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  Stupid reason #3: Wolves are dangerous to humans. Jesus Christ, no they are not. The grey wolf is a timid animal, much more likely to run from an approaching human than to make any kind of aggressive gesture. To be fair, wolves can occasionally contract rabies from other animals–they’re not natural carriers themselves–and nearly all reported cases of wolf …

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Stop Shooting Wolves, You Maniacs | Popular Science

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Wyoming’s anti-scientific laws have allowed the most famous wolf in Yellowstone to be shot. Shooting wolves isn’t only senseless–it actively harms the environment. Wikimedia Commons Juvenile Grey Wolf Last week, an alpha female grey wolf known as 832F, perhaps the most widely seen wolf at Yellowstone National Park, was shot and killed after straying just outside the boundaries of the …