We cultivate our wolfs. Happy if it comes a pair from Finland or Russia over to us.The situation is better now than what it was some decades ago. In 1992 we had less than 20 wolfs left but now, thanks to heavy restrictions on hunting and natural inflow we will have about 200 the coming years.
Jahn, recently viewed on the Discovery channel about how the environment of our Yellowstone National Park has changed since wolves were replanted there a couple of decades ago after being nearly exterminated about 40 - 50 yrs. ago by ranchers. Now that they are back the populations of moose, deer, elk, rabbit, mice, etc. are back down, which means more vegetation growth for migrating and nesting birds of many species. With more vegetation there is less erosion of the land and rivers are running deeper, making the fish populations increase. With all this and more us humans are realizing a little at a time here in the U.S. just how much we impact our ecology by one "little" less than logical and un-thought-through decision.
Thank heaven these wonderful creatures are back on our protected species list.
Also, CNN has been running this series, "Planet in Peril", which is quite astounding, with regards to how the globe is actually warming up right now and all the unbelievable affects upon it from various sources. Hopefully, all this change over the last decade is a normal and cyclic phenomena. The next generation will surely have its hands full, don't you think?
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