Legal wolf hunting has finally returned to the Lower 48, ostensibly as a way to control the species’ population while also earning Idaho’s state government a few bucks. The program obviously has some folks in a lather, as history shows that rapacious hunting was responsible for the gray wolf’s longtime residency on the endangered species [...]
Entries Tagged as 'hunting'
An Easy Four Bucks
September 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags:economics·hunting·Idaho·Nebraska·wildlife management·wolves
Against All Cetaceans
June 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments
We’ve always been puzzled by the fact that the two main holdouts against international whaling laws are Japan and Norway—nations from opposite ends of the globe, with no apparent shared culture or history. How did these two countries form such a strong alliance in favor of the continued slaughter of aquatic mammals?
The stock explanation is [...]
