Defenders of Wildlife

[scubafreek864]

One other thing about the wolves:  They don't have any natural Predators!

[mermaid]

 Thanks for the information Robert, but I guess I'd like verifiable information from multiple, reliable, reputable sources
rather than just one... 
[/quote] I don't know of any other reliable, reputable sources that would be able to trump the Minnesota DNR.  I suppose some animals rights groups can come up with a load of crap to fill your head with.
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Don't know Robert, but no government agency is fool proof.  For now, I'll agree to disagree.    

[mermaid]

Predators
None.

No natural predators??  What about the bear??

[scubafreek864]

Predators
None.

No natural predators??  What about the bear??


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Keep reading some more!  Here you go.  Note the food that they eat.  Small mammals are part of it, but the wolf is no small mammal!

[doug67]

Robert theres some realy good info on wikipedia about the grey wolf. I think you will find it interesting when they talk about its extinction status. I would recomend it to mermad but if she wont belive the DNR and thinks the Defenders of Wildlife is a credable place to get info then theres no point. Girl you need to read a book written by biologists not a group pulling a emotions to get some $$$$

[mermaid]

Wolves are majestic, powerful, and yes, beautiful animals, (as are bears)  They are both predatory animals,
but it seems that while bears are considered omnivores, wolves are primarily carnivores...

While I still believe in protection, the fact that they hunt in packs does, unfortunately, make them more dangerous.  :-\

[Shooter]

careful! You might be assimilated......... ;D

[DetectorGuy]

A couple years ago I was in the house and the neighbor called my wife and said that there are two "wild dogs" heading towards our house and that these two "Wild dogs" just pulled two rabbits (at least part of them) out of her rabbit hutch. My wife yelled in the front door "Get the gun" 3 times. By the time she said it the third time I had the 12 guage in my hand and running out the front door. She told me that they were behind the house. I went back there and saw these two "wild dogs" snapping the necks of our geese (nine dead by this time). They were just running from bird to bird and killing it before running to another. They had no intention of dragging them off for food but were hell bent on killing. Within 30 seconds of seeing this I shot one, it yelped once and rolled once before running off. I shot the second one a few seconds later and it yelped and ran off too. I went out to look at the dead geese and there were 13 large dead geese laying there. With all the comotion the neighbors (with two small kids ages 4 and 6) came over to see what was happening. I could not get over what would have happened if the "wild dogs" had seen these small kids before the geese. I called the sheriffs department and told them that there are some "wild dogs" that just killed a bunch of my geese and that I was worried about the neighbor kids. The deputy asked "where are these wild dogs now?" I told him that they ran into the cornfield after I shot them both. He paused and told me "you want some good advice sir?" I said sure. He said "we never had this conversation...Get my drift?" I said "ok, good-bye". I called the DNR agent for our area and told him the whole story and he told me that I did the right thing and that "Wild dogs" this far south should be nuetralized as they would be up to no good this far south.

A couple days later I took my daughter out on the fourwheeler around the perimeter of this cornfield to see if I could smell them in the hot sun. I told my daughter to keep smelling and that when we get down wind of them, we will smell them and walk in to get a closer look. She told me (in a way only a 8 year old girl could) that "if it smells like fruits and vegtables, then it must be the neighbor kids because they eat healthier than I do".

[randyr]

Thanks for another fine example of Ignorance, prejudice and fear walking hand in hand.  A little education would go a long, long way.

[mermaid]

Hey Randy...thanks for posting again.  If you wouldn't mind, please send me a PM and let me know what your original posting said...THANKS!