Gray Wolves No Longer Need Federal Protection, Obama Administration Says

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70. If they are not over hunted (as the Japanese are doing),

Whales recover and expand well, though some are declining due to falling fishing stocks as a result of global warming. Elephants are threatened by international poaching rings, even as regulated sport hunting is being eliminated by the same governments corrupted by poachers.

Governments and powerful poaching rings, climate change and over development threaten many species even as others over-populate due to poor or lack of management. Examples of chronic overpopulation of game animals are white tail deer and snow geese. And we know about feral hogs. And these species are widely hunted.

Wolves expand rapidly as well. I support that, and I support regulated hunting when it is appropriate. Same with bears. Black bears are increasing in Texas & Florida, but are not yet hunted. That may change in the near future.