Kudos to Kirk Robinson and Allison Jones for
supporting wolves in Utah. The state agencies that make decisions about
predators are "owned" by the anti-predator, hunting-only folks, not the
greater and growing majority of Utahns. In fact, all Americans want more
say in state management of public lands. We also wonder why 100 years
of science and understanding of the importance of predators is ignored.
We don't pay? You've never given us a way to pay.
Try it: We'd love to contribute to actually setting aside land and
wildlife to function as a natural system, complete with adequate
predators. I understand that hunting is big money. I am willing to share
the world with hunters, but I'm tired of hunters having the only say.
I am actually mystified why those who love to
hunt the great herds don't want predators. Science showed us a long time
ago, without a doubt, that healthy predator populations help, not hurt,
prey. The notion that the wolves will decimate the prey populations has
long been found untrue. It's time to bring wolves back to Utah and to
quit harassing the other predators.
Chris Albert, DVM
Lebanon Junction, Ky.
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