There is a certain amount of arrogance that we as humans have regarding our idea that we actually know how to ‘manage’ ecosystems -or- the life forms that live within them. And what really aggravates the situation is, that the government officials who make these arm chair decisions, based on changing and conflicting ‘science’ from the comfort of their offices, are far away from the reality of the system they are attempting to oversee.
Such is the problem with the wolves. First we re-introduce them to a region, then when they get a foot hold and start to thrive, we ‘cull’ the packs…21 entire packs to be exact! What are we thinking? Who determines how “fully recovered” is defined? And how is it that a species can be endangered in one area of the world, yet their populations can be considered excessive in others? We create these situations through our own doing and then other beings suffer due to our short-sightedness and mismanagement.
The human species doesn’t have a terrific track record for properly managing and overseeing other beings on this planet to date. Not to mention the fact that our own excessive population explosion and unchecked development has created these very problems, that we now need to manage, by encroaching on the territories of other plants and animals to begin with. The concern the conservationists have for enough genetic diversity to continue the wolf species in the future is an important one, that is being overlooked. Otherwise, we might ‘manage’ the wolves to extinction, only to realize it too late.
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