Different Viewpoint

I'm afraid I am going to have to take a little different viewpoint than most ranchers on <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/04/11/news/state/56-legiwolves.txt">this subject</a>. Why should we spend money on getting the wolf delisted when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has all ready <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/30/news/state/25-wolf.txt">announced that it has planned on doing it</a>? Admittedly it is still in the comment period and they could decide different when all is said and done, but why not wait and see what they decide.<br />n<br />nMaybe the bill should appropriate the money if and only if the FWS decides not to delist the wolf after they close the comment period. That will give the process time to work without having to resort to getting the courts involved. Its much easier and logical. It might take a while for the delisting process to work but a court case is no faster. In this case either way the wheels turn slow and there is no hurrying. Patience is the key.<br />n<br />nThe next question in the whole debate is whether state control of the wolves will be any better. How will state managers balance the needs of the wolves with the needs of the landowners and animals involved. Will they consider the decimation of the northern Yellowstone elk herd a problem or will they consider it normal and leave things well enough alone? This is a bigger concern to me than whether the wolf is delisted or not. Do we really want to trade in the known evil for the unknown evil when it comes to wolf management?<br />n<br />n<strong>I was always interested in putting forward the ideas that represented my viewpoint. I feel the same about anything I'm doing. David Lloyd</strong>