Auchtoon!Well I Think Wolves Are Cute….
Originally published in the Ann Arbor News, Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Kalamazoo Gazette, Muskegon Chronicle, Saginaw News
May 12, 2013
Here’s the backstory:
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has approved a wolf hunting season this fall for parts of the Upper Peninsula.
The regulations approved Thursday establish a target of 43 wolves to be killed. Michigan has an estimated 658 wolves in the Upper Peninsula overall, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
The DNR recommended the limited hunt as part of a strategy aimed at cutting down on the number of wolves in parts of the U.P. where wolves have attacked livestock and pets. But allowing a hunt will upset a coalition that was formed with the intent of blocking a wolf hunt through a voter referendum. (Click here to read the full article.)
So while I believe all Michigan residents have a right to their opinion and I personally don’t know if a wolf hunt is the way to go, determining the best course of action shouldn’t come down to a popularity contest. Not when my greatest predator concern is for the moles that are making my lawn lumpy.
