Post by Lykos PackLeader on Nov 9, 2012 8:25:49 GMT -8
I tried "sharing" this from FB, but it didn't work.... and this subject is very important to me. Therefore, I'm doing the "other method" to share this with you.... Enjoy!
THE WOLF ARMY
Why Wolves Matter: The Green World Theory :
Although this article was written two years ago, all the arguments are as valid as then, maybe even more so now that wolves have lost protection in even
more states in the USA...
-Fifteen years ago, we had no idea of how successful and popular wolf reintroduction would be. Or how wolves would revitalize this damaged ecosystem —
astonishingly increasing the health of everything from trees to songbird populations.
-There’s a kind of professional courtesy between top predators, like wolves and grizzlies... these top predators can share.Unlike us, it seems.
-How many times do we have to fight this same old battle until public policy at last mirrors public opinion? And 21st century science? A recent National
Wildlife Federation poll revealed that 63 percent of Americans opposed removing wolves from Yellowstone and central Idaho. Because of successful wolf introduction,
tourism and ecosystems have flourished.
-In the past fifteen years of studying wolves returned to their native habitat, scientists have discovered that these top predators actually help balance
and restore the entire ecosystem. Duke University researchers have documented that predators keep the world green because they keep plant-eating animals,
such as deer and elk, under control. Then native plants can thrive, free from overgrazing.
-Wolves nurture the entire ecosystem,if we eradicate wolves or lower their numbers, the whole system will grow impoverished and collapse
-Returning to past devastating environmental policies of wolf hunts is not wildlife management. It is ignorance born of decades of fear and prejudice.
In the 21st century, hunters and ranchers must no longer solely manage wildlife. We desperately need new science and sustainable policies to restore our
healthy habitats.
-Why not let other top predators once again do their natural part in restoring our wild lands? Why not let wolves help us keep our world green?
www.globalanimal.org/2010/12/05/why-wolves-matter-the-green-world-theory/26073/
— with
Annie Page
and
Paulette Eley
THE WOLF ARMY
Why Wolves Matter: The Green World Theory :
Although this article was written two years ago, all the arguments are as valid as then, maybe even more so now that wolves have lost protection in even
more states in the USA...
-Fifteen years ago, we had no idea of how successful and popular wolf reintroduction would be. Or how wolves would revitalize this damaged ecosystem —
astonishingly increasing the health of everything from trees to songbird populations.
-There’s a kind of professional courtesy between top predators, like wolves and grizzlies... these top predators can share.Unlike us, it seems.
-How many times do we have to fight this same old battle until public policy at last mirrors public opinion? And 21st century science? A recent National
Wildlife Federation poll revealed that 63 percent of Americans opposed removing wolves from Yellowstone and central Idaho. Because of successful wolf introduction,
tourism and ecosystems have flourished.
-In the past fifteen years of studying wolves returned to their native habitat, scientists have discovered that these top predators actually help balance
and restore the entire ecosystem. Duke University researchers have documented that predators keep the world green because they keep plant-eating animals,
such as deer and elk, under control. Then native plants can thrive, free from overgrazing.
-Wolves nurture the entire ecosystem,if we eradicate wolves or lower their numbers, the whole system will grow impoverished and collapse
-Returning to past devastating environmental policies of wolf hunts is not wildlife management. It is ignorance born of decades of fear and prejudice.
In the 21st century, hunters and ranchers must no longer solely manage wildlife. We desperately need new science and sustainable policies to restore our
healthy habitats.
-Why not let other top predators once again do their natural part in restoring our wild lands? Why not let wolves help us keep our world green?
www.globalanimal.org/2010/12/05/why-wolves-matter-the-green-world-theory/26073/
— with
Annie Page
and
Paulette Eley