Utah owes a thank-you to Paul Rolly for
exposing the shenanigans in its Legislature. Most recently, the proposed
appropriation of $300,000 of our tax money for Washington anti-wolf
lobbyists ("Saving Red Riding Hood," Tribune, March 4). It would be more laughable if it were not such a waste in a state with so many unmet needs.
To add insult to injury, this waste of tax
dollars goes to oppose wolves in Utah, something a majority of Utahns
support. Wolves are native to Utah, but they were killed off by 1930.
Utah has plenty of space for wolves, such as in
the Uinta Mountains, the Tavaputs Plateau, the Abajo Mountains and Elk
Ridge and the Tushar Mountains. All that is missing is tolerance,
understanding and a willingness to live with the full web of life in
which wolves play a necessary balancing role.
Many Utahns
want to hear wolves howl in the national forests in Utah. The
Legislature should hear our voices, too, not just the special interests
of the ranching and hunting lobbies.
Bob Brister Membership and wildlife coordinator Utah Environmental Congress
Salt Lake City
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