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Originally Posted by TIGGER
Here's something I always say to this... Um, don't we have a right to space on this Earth as well? We already bunch up in the cities. If the wolves had a chance they would take over as much territory as possible. Sometimes I think that some animal rights people would rather human babies not be born. Now I agree to an extent we take up more space than necessary but we aren't "encroaching", we are marking our territory! The dominant species has a right and in many ways an obligation to take over from and weed out the weaker species. I'm sorry but if the animals on the planet only consisted of those we eat and keep as pets...Well, I for one could live with that.
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1.) Wolves usually set out territorial boundaries and stay within them, often even avoiding the fringes. They are NOT conquerors.
2.) In this situation the hunters were in no way threatened or at risk of losing livestock etc but rather were in the wilderness for sport.
3.) The dominant species in any ecosystem doesn't have the 'right' to kill weaker species it has the ability. We as humans have the ability to kill weaker humans so why do we not? Because if their is no order to what we kill then chaos would ensue.
4.) If the only animals on the planet were ones we use as pets and eat then we would all perish within 10 years. Most animals and organism on the planet serves a purpose to continue life even if it isn't of direct use by humans. Eg. We don't hunt or eat bees (honey bees only make up a very small portion) but without them a massive amount of vegetation would die off due to lack of pollination.
Just some food for thought. As far as killing this wolf I think it is a shame as it is such a beautiful creature and shooting it really serves no purpose since as said before I doubt they are going to eat it or do something productive with and just have it stuffed. Having grown up on a farm I understand the need to occasionally kill predatory animals that go after livestock or cause other damage but to kill something as rare as a wolf of this size simply because it walked across your path (they were out for bear) is wrong IMO.