This picture goes with my article because there has recently been a move to reintroduce grey wolves back into their native homes of Mexico, New Mexico and Arizona.
Summary
We are now in the middle of a big controversy surounding grey wolves. Grey wolves were being removed from the wild because of the danger of their species becoming endangered and potentially extinct. People are against the wolves being reintroduced into the wild again because of potential danger to livestock, and the wolves being in danger of being killed. When 80 wolves were reintroduced into the wild between 1998 to 2010, 37 wolves were shot illegally and 12 more were hit by vehicles. The concern is of grey wolves becoming endangered even more. In the United States and Mexico, there are a total of 47 wolf breeding facilities. For every choice surrounding the wolves, there are pro's and con's of each decision. Nobody would like to see any animal become extinct.
Opinion
I think that reintroducing wolves back into their natural habitat is a good idea. If we had tracking collars that told us their location then we could still keep an eye on them for their safety but allow them to live natural lives. The next step after breeding them and keeping them from becoming extinct would be to let them back into the wild. We kept them from becoming extinct and now we need to let them go. By preserving land for them to live on, we are keeping them safe from poachers and vehicles that could kill them. We have done our part in preserving the wolves, the next step is to let them protect themselves.
Questions
1.) What are other endangered wolf species?
2.) How much land is preserved for wolves?
3.) How many grey wolves are in the wild today?
4.) What else can we do to preserve other endangered species from becoming extinct?
Opinion/Reflection:
ReplyDeleteI think that protecting the wolves is a great idea and needs to be pursued until the wolves have a large population and a large, safe area to live on to survive. If we let the grey wolves become extinct, then we might learn the hard way if they were keystone species. Usually wolves are some of the top predators in a food chain, and by not having them in a given area, there would be a large increase in the number of prey, which could throw off the balance of those ecosystems.
Question 4. To protect other endangered species, we need to stop deforestation and we need to put harsher laws on hunting.
i think that reintroduced the gray wolf is a good idea. i also feel it is nessacary to see if the ecosystem can support a healthy population of apex preditors like the gray wolf or they will die off from starvation, but if those wolf's can survive it would be a great thing to have them reintroduced.
ReplyDeleteq 3.an estimated 200,000 in 57 countries
Shooting a wolf that has done no harm is a huge problem. There is no reason to kill an innocent animal. Let animal control handle problems and decide what to do about the livestock safety. Introducing them is a great idea too, but maybe having a reserve in their natural habitat is a better idea. They can live without the potential danger of being killed and they can repopulate.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2: "Currently there are about 5,700 square miles of favorable wolf habitat in northern Wisconsin and 300-400 square miles in Central Wisconsin. Of this amount about 60 percent, or 3,400 square miles in northern Wisconsin, and most of the central range, is in public ownership managed by federal, state, county or tribal agencies. While industrial forests often provide habitat, such lands could be converted to other uses with a resulting loss of wolf habitat."
http://www.timberwolfinformation.org/info/wolfissues.htm
that was mine
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