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In support of wolf hunt

Re: Sickened by Wolf Hunt

It is disappointing to see someone not educated on the subject of wolves and caribou deliver a fact-less, emotional response.

Habitat loss is a major issue concerning caribou. However, the high elevation forests that produce lichen, the caribou's primary food source, regenerate at a very slow rate. Decades of resource extraction have swung the pendulum heavily in favour of wolves. Through logging, mining and road building wolves are able to travel effortlessly for hundreds of kilometres on top of the deep snowpack while prey species like caribou, moose, elk and deer struggle greatly while trying to escape. As a result of this, the wolf population in British Columbia and many states south of the border has grown exponentially while many prey species are seeing significant declines.

Trish, have you seen wolves hunt down and kill the strongest member of the herd only to leave it there, uneaten? Have you seen them pull an elk calf out as it was being born, putting the mother under extreme stress? Wolves are highly efficient killers that many times do it for the thrill of the chase, nothing more.

This isn't about hating wolves or wanting to see every last one dead. Even with liberal seasons, hunting and trapping alone are not nearly enough to control their numbers. That has been proven time and time again. We have altered the landscape in a way that severely favours predators and we need to manage accordingly for the greater good of all species.

I for one want my kids to be able to grow up watching both caribou and wolves, rather than just wolves.

In conservation,

Nick Rothenburger



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