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> People don't get that the wolves are gone because we killed them, on purpose. The implication there is that we had good reasons to kill them which is very re
by rurounijones 11y ago
> People don't get that the wolves are gone because we killed them, on purpose.
The implication there is that we had good reasons to kill them which is very reasonable; but do those reasons still exist in the modern world that would preclude them from being introduced?
- slavik81 11y agoThe main conflict is the same as it ever was. Many farmers hate them because wolves kill livestock. Though, perhaps we can more easily afford the losses now. I found The Economist's 2012 special on the reintroduction of the wolf to be quite informative: http://www.economist.com/news/christmas/21568656-after-millennia-spent-exterminating-them-humanity-protecting-wolves-numbers-have-risen http://www.economist.com/news/christmas/21568656-after-mille...
- JulianMorrison 11y agoThis is one reason why lynx are often suggested as a first big predator to reintroduce. They keep to forests, while sheep graze on open ground. Sheep can be protected with fences (keeping them from spreading too thin), livestock guardian dogs, and active shepherding. Farmers just resent the effort.