Stop harvesting wolves
The harvesting of 379 wolves by hunters, trappers and ranchers, instigated by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (and politicians led by Gov. Butch Otter), amounts to nothing more than the tragic, senseless slaughter of these beautiful, intelligent and emotional creatures, which are devoted to their young; and, as keystone species, enhance the biodiversity and health of forests (the phrase “forest health” was contrived by timber barons and the U.S. Forest Service to expedite the plunder of the nation’s forests, regardless of wildlife).
In truth, they have “harvested” a legacy of injustice, shame and sadistic cruelty that ranks with the most inhuman, atrocious acts ever committed against wildlife.
To justify this unconscionable slaughter, Fish and Game fabricates the actual number of wolves in Idaho (which is unknown), and minimizes the total death number – for the benefit of ranchers and hunters (see www.wolfandwildlife-studies.com).>
Legal redress has been exhausted and all moral responsibility disregarded. Voices of conscience and reason alone can and must stop this sickening slaughter of majestic wolves, who have as much right to live in peace as their tormenters – even if it means the occupation of the Capitol building and every Fish and Game office in this inglorious state. Frederick A. Bardelli Osburn, Idaho