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Environment & Energy

auburngrad82

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1. The Endangered Species list apparently doesn't mean much any more

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2012, 03:18 PM

May 2012

North Carolina is considering allowing night time hunting of red wolves.

Keep in mind that the total population of red wolves is estimated to be around 100.

How many do you need to kill before you reduce the breeding pool to the point that you force the extinction of the species?

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