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<blockquote data-quote="sesh" data-source="post: 1347900" data-attributes="member: 9014"><p>The problem is, they were/are a protected species. Once a species has been given this designation it's nearly impossible to get them off the list. I believe they are protected federally and supercede state laws governing management, so if a state's management plan isn't acceptable to whatever bureaucrat is in office they send it back and say "sorry try again". I remember when I was in 7th grade and there were petitions going around to have people sign to re-introduce them into Yellowstone Park. My science teacher "encouraged" us to sign the petition and showed us movies like Never Cry Wolf. Most of the class signed it, I did not. Now looking back it makes one wonder how many petition signatures were collected in the public schools from kids too young to vote.</p><p>Anyway, it doesn't really bother me they are there it's just that they are decimating elk herds without having a natural predator themselves. The ecosystem adjusted to them not being there, they were re-introduced without management and are disrupting said ecosystem. Eventually things will even out but at what cost? Montana and Wyoming generate a ton of revenue from hunting and with areas once stuffed with elk being shut down totally to hunters because of declining elk populations, it really makes a dent in local business owner's income. There are still a lot of elk up there but not nearly as many as there were even 10 years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sesh, post: 1347900, member: 9014"] The problem is, they were/are a protected species. Once a species has been given this designation it's nearly impossible to get them off the list. I believe they are protected federally and supercede state laws governing management, so if a state's management plan isn't acceptable to whatever bureaucrat is in office they send it back and say "sorry try again". I remember when I was in 7th grade and there were petitions going around to have people sign to re-introduce them into Yellowstone Park. My science teacher "encouraged" us to sign the petition and showed us movies like Never Cry Wolf. Most of the class signed it, I did not. Now looking back it makes one wonder how many petition signatures were collected in the public schools from kids too young to vote. Anyway, it doesn't really bother me they are there it's just that they are decimating elk herds without having a natural predator themselves. The ecosystem adjusted to them not being there, they were re-introduced without management and are disrupting said ecosystem. Eventually things will even out but at what cost? Montana and Wyoming generate a ton of revenue from hunting and with areas once stuffed with elk being shut down totally to hunters because of declining elk populations, it really makes a dent in local business owner's income. There are still a lot of elk up there but not nearly as many as there were even 10 years ago. [/QUOTE]
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