03-12-2007, 03:50 AM
The way I see it, times have changed. No longer can the elk and deer freely graze in the valleys. Their winter ranges are dissappearing quite rapidly. This has put a tremendous stress on the animals, and adding another efficient predator to the mix just makes the problem all that much worse. Yes they did roam here freely at one time, but that time has passed, and because of our unquenchable quest for land and development, they no longer have a place here. In my opinion they should never be purposefully introduced into our state. Yes you can claim that the Uintahs and Book Cliffs are wilderness, but it has already been shown that these animals will trek a very long way to find food. There have been 2 confirmed wolves caught in Utah already, and I'm sure there are many more here, as I highly doubt that the only 2 wolves that made it here happend to be stupid enough to be caught in a trap. Those places would be OK for a small number if you could absolutely guarantee they would never leave that designated wilderness area, but that won't happen. The only way I would be agreeble to thier intro here would be to plant a very small population of sterile animals.
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