Its more complicated than it seems. . . . We are sharing one more article regarding yesterdays ruling by a federal judge that places the gray wolf back on the endangered species list in the Upper Midwest (MN, MI, WI). The RWC leaves it to its supporters to form their own opinions about this ruling. We must point out that many people who strongly support wolf recovery and the long-term survival of wolves in the wild do not think this ruling is in the best interest of wolf conservation or that it is in the best interest of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The ESAs intent is to create an emergency room situation for a species in danger of imminent extinction in the wild (which the red wolf clear is). Most biologists agree that the gray wolf in the Upper Midwest and Northern Rocky Mountains no longer meets the criteria of endangered under the ESA. Once a species is not under federal protection through the Act, it is the Constitutional responsibility of each state to manage its resident wildlife. In most states, that means regulated hunting for certain species. Some people oppose hunting, especially the hunting of certain animals like wolves. However, we urge everyone to think carefully about the intent of the ESA and about the hundreds of other species waiting to be listed before it is too late to save them. If we lose the ESA to its opponents, we will lose possible protection for a host of plants and animals that are on the edge of the extinction abyss. And that includes the red wolf.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 11:39:13 +0000