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34. Yes, the human culling of elves.

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 11:56 PM

Jun 2013

A cull is never humane.

It seems that the wolf population isn't unrestrained. It also seems the concern is based in the desire to kill other animals in competition with the wolf.

Let me know when you have good stats to back all that up. Thanks.

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Gray Wolves No Longer Need Federal Protection, Obama Administration Says [View all] IDemo Jun 2013 OP

This makes me mad, and I've told the Democratic Party this when they call. yardwork Jun 2013 #1

okay now Obama has made me mad PatrynXX Jun 2013 #5

Wonder how much Ted Nugent bribed Obama for that one PatrynXX Jun 2013 #7

count me as one really angry conservationist and friend of wildlife, too wordpix Jun 2013 #44

Who profits from this? Crow73 Jun 2013 #2

Yep, nothing happens unless some rich guy is getting richer from it. nt valerief Jun 2013 #3

That is how reailty works. Crow73 Jun 2013 #4

I hear Sarah Palin is starting a wolf killing from helicopter company. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #6

Hopefully Ashley Judd is around PatrynXX Jun 2013 #9

I think ranchers and hunters. alp227 Jun 2013 #14

rich hunters and guides, rich ranchers who lease federal land nearly for free.... wordpix Jun 2013 #45

'game hunter' near yellowstone put sheep out there then got his 2 free wolf permits Sunlei Jun 2013 #50

Great news! Freddie Stubbs Jun 2013 #8

I anxiously await the blue links that tell us BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #10

??? onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #31

And Precious. freshwest Jun 2013 #38

no he is mocking the obama defenders who are always claiming that boilerbabe Jun 2013 #40

I don't think any offense was intended. tblue Jun 2013 #62

I thought they liked all people - especially with lemon pepper.... 24601 Jun 2013 #78

Maybe Obama's telegraphing that the "Grey Wolves" in Turkey don't need "protection" any more... cascadiance Jun 2013 #11

So upsetting! eom pitbullgirl1965 Jun 2013 #12

Is this good or bad news? If wolf populations really have recovered totodeinhere Jun 2013 #13

wolves tardybar Jun 2013 #15

Too late, that's been going on for the last 2 years in life long demo Jun 2013 #20

Reallly? grantcart Jun 2013 #25

Yep.. pipoman Jun 2013 #41

What? Grantcart and Pipoman bringing facts to a DU hate fest? Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #52

Annie, get yer gun! WinkyDink Jun 2013 #16

cue the cowards to come out shooting Skittles Jun 2013 #17

We have learned so little ..... Botany Jun 2013 #18

Absolutely beautiful picture life long demo Jun 2013 #23

Sweet Jesus. I'm at a loss for words........ neverforget Jun 2013 #19

This is so sad and so wrong life long demo Jun 2013 #21

They'll be on the terrorist target list before the year is out. rug Jun 2013 #22

Everyday I'm hating this plutocracy a bit more. Doremus Jun 2013 #24

Well, we no longer need 4th Amendment protection either, according to this same villager Jun 2013 #26

Unfortunately this is the way the ESA works Scootaloo Jun 2013 #27

No, they operate through blanket re-establishment pipoman Jun 2013 #48

I am not surprised to find so many knee jerk reactions without any effort to find out the facts. grantcart Jun 2013 #28

Maybe humans could stop hunting them (the elk)? flvegan Jun 2013 #29

I think you have the idea of population balance reversed. grantcart Jun 2013 #33

Yes, the human culling of elves. flvegan Jun 2013 #34

"a cull is never humane" grantcart Jun 2013 #59

Thank you for the compliment. flvegan Jun 2013 #68

Again you missed the point of the Badger Cull completely. grantcart Jun 2013 #73

Fact free outrage, LTX Jun 2013 #90

I want to know more about hunting 'elves'... Bay Boy Jun 2013 #60

Please don't hunt the elves!!!!! tblue Jun 2013 #63

I fucking hate elves Redford Jun 2013 #93

Exactly and well said pipoman Jun 2013 #42

Thank us for killing you. Thanks. n/t flvegan Jun 2013 #72

Overpopulation of wildlife ultimately devastates the populations.. pipoman Jun 2013 #74

there is no overpopulation of wolves, your argument is baseless CreekDog Jun 2013 #85

Maybe you should have someone who can read help you out with this subthread, eh? pipoman Jun 2013 #86

Since when did a "proposal" mean something has happened already? CreekDog Jun 2013 #87

Resorting to insults is the meme of the irrelevant.. pipoman Jun 2013 #88

before my post you said I couldn't read CreekDog Jun 2013 #91

And your post #85 called me ignorant and pipoman Jun 2013 #92

because on this topic you are CreekDog Jun 2013 #95

"On this topic you are" pipoman Jun 2013 #96

Grantcart talks about the "culling of elves" CreekDog Jun 2013 #84

Wolves eat elks. East Coast Pirate Jun 2013 #30

How about using science to determine optimum population levels and allow for grantcart Jun 2013 #32

WTF????? Brewinblue Jun 2013 #35

Great parody of the Cato Institute. East Coast Pirate Jun 2013 #39

don't lecture us on science when you just talked about the controlling and culling wolf populations CreekDog Jun 2013 #64

looks like you failed as an environmentalist CreekDog Jun 2013 #79

so we can't let a native predator eat it's native prey? CreekDog Jun 2013 #36

Nobody said that.. pipoman Jun 2013 #46

please explain the overpopulation of wolves on this map CreekDog Jun 2013 #65

homo sapiens are the native predator of wolves. grantcart Jun 2013 #81

and you are telling us with a straight face that of the two, wolves are too numerous? CreekDog Jun 2013 #82

let's get the facts straight in talking about population: It's humans who are overpopulating wordpix Jun 2013 #49

All species tend to over populate. Do you have a point? Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #58

you mean like whales, elephants, wolves, condors, etc.? CreekDog Jun 2013 #66

If they are not over hunted (as the Japanese are doing), Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #70

+1 n/t Aquavit Jun 2013 #71

Good. The elk herds were doing serious damage NickB79 Jun 2013 #75

This is true.. pipoman Jun 2013 #77

Both Wyoming & Montana Elk Numbers notundecided Jun 2013 #80

Of course treestar Jun 2013 #76

Felicity Barringer is Glenn Greenwald's nom de plume? East Coast Pirate Jun 2013 #97

That means we can get Gray Wolf Tacos soon! Hooray! Kablooie Jun 2013 #37

The Feds manage wildlife. States micro-manage wildlife. pipoman Jun 2013 #43

O.is a greenhorn & easy to snooker..it's chronic wasting disease (gamefarms) and clim. change Sunlei Jun 2013 #47

There are now thousands of elk in Kentucky. How did they get there? Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #54

no, chronic wasting disease is a prion disease and elk are a native species. Sunlei Jun 2013 #56

Thanks for the link.. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #57

what kind of shot is used when hunting? CreekDog Jun 2013 #67

Depends on the game and locale... Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #69

Just because Jenoch Jun 2013 #51

Maybe we should turn the gray wolves loose on the criminals in charge of the NSA. Faryn Balyncd Jun 2013 #53

Great NY Times article here ---> QC Jun 2013 #55

I think this is wrong but would welcome anyone showing that Im the one that's wrong. Leontius Jun 2013 #61

Anything to save money Franker65 Jun 2013 #83

DOI has never been gone over by this admin for fraud and waste! Sunlei Jun 2013 #89

For the life of me, panzerfaust Jun 2013 #94