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In reply to the discussion: Gray Wolves No Longer Need Federal Protection, Obama Administration Says [View all]pipoman
(16,038 posts)there is a balance which needs to occur. The balance in millennia gone by has been peaks and valleys in species numbers..numbers rise of prey species rise during valleys in the populations of predators and valley during the peaks of predators numbers. The idea of modern game management is to control wildlife populations for stable numbers without dramatic peaks and valleys. Many species have been wiped out over the years during valley times. Another function of modern game management is to eliminate species extinctions which have been going on forever. Another function of modern game management is habitat protection and restoration, another cause of valleys and extinction. No, I trust the scientists who are studying this far more than the armchair activists who haven't a clue..